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| Record Name(s) | White Lily - 1982 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1982-Aug-30 |
| Date Last Modified | 2021-Dec-14 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | A Drost |
Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Silver
Township or Area: Trottier
Latitude: 48° 48' 1.49" Longitude: -91° 12' 4.12"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 632094.9 Northing: 5406829.552 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South
NTS Grid: 52B14SE
Point Location Description: Old Shaft and underground workings
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Access is via an all weather road heading west from Kawene. Travelling 6km by this road from Kawene one then travels northeast on an old railway siding and then, following a trail, 2 portages are made ending at the west end of Crooked Pine Lake. Upham Lake is within 100m north of Crooked Pine Lake. A trail leads north and west from cabin remnants on Upham Lake to another small lake on the shores of which the mill site of the White Lily Mine had existed.
1907: The White Lily property was identified for James Murphy, P. J> Manion, John Manion and Harry Murphy, all of the city of Fort William. 1907: The White Lily Mining and Milling Company Limited was incorporated. A shaft was sunk to a depth of 24.4m and a 2 stamp mill was erected. There was an open cut started from the north end of the shaft along the vein about 4.5m long and cut to a depth of 2.4m. 1933: 65 Tons of tailing milled from the mine dump resulting in 2 oz of gold and 4 oz of silver with a total value of $53.00. 1934: Report by F. M. Smith, recommended no further work.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
Map - Crooked Pine Lake, Rainy River District
Publication Number: M2405 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1978
Author: Pirie J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
MonoMap - Geology of the Crooked Pine Lake area, District of Rainy River
Publication Number: R179 Scale: Date: 1978
Author: Pirie J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 1, districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Rainy River, and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: MDC013 Scale: Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A., Groen H.A., Haynes R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Mono - Feasibility of small scale gold mining in northwestern Ontario (parts of the districts of Kenora, Rainy River, and Thunder Bay), volume 1, text, volume 2, appendices
Publication Number: OFR5332 Scale: Date: 1981
Author: Neilson J.N., Bray R.C.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Mono - Property visits and reports of the Atikokan economic geologist, 1979-1983, Atikokan geological survey
Publication Number: OFR5539 Scale: Date: 1985
Author: Schnieders B.R., Dutka R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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