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| Record Name(s) | Virginia - 1983, Lizzie Mine - 1983 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 2011-Feb-15 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Atikwa Lake Area
Latitude: 49° 24' 36.41" Longitude: -93° 42' 15.15"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 448916.853 Northing: 5473286.343 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52F05NE
Point Location Description: East shore of Eliza Lake extending just northeast of caviar Lake.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
'The Virginia Mine, or Lizzie Mine, as it was originally called, was discovered in 1898, and explored and developed during the following two years by the Virginia Mining Company of Ontario Limited. The initial work consisted of an open cut and adit near the shore of Eliza Lake, in the northeast corner of claim FM734. An inclined shaft was sunk from the open cut to a depth of 198 feet (60 m), and 140 feet (43 m) of cross-cutting was done at the 100-foot (30 m) level. The mine was temporarily closed in 1900, worked briefly in 1903, and then permanently closed (Bow 1901; Carter 1904). According to Bow (1899, p.60) 'a very rich pocket containing a number of magnificent free gold specimens was struck', but records do not show the value of gold recovered.' (GR.111, pg.40)
Province: Superior
Geological Age: Precambrian
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Dacite | Adjacent |
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| Mylonite/Fault Gouge/Pseudotachylite | 2 | Shear Zone | Contains | |
| Vein | 3 | Contains |
Feb 15, 2011 (J Bongfelt) - 'The geology of the property has been described by Bow (1899; 1900) and Burwash (1933). A 100-foot (30 m) wide, light coloured, highly sheared dacite (quartz porphyry) within a mafic metavolcanic sequence is the host rock for a series of quartz veins and stringers. The veins strike parallel to the schistosity, about N30E, dip southeast, and are lightly minerallzed with ankerite and pyrite. The 100-foot width of quartz porphyry in the cross-cut is reported to average 0.10 ounce of gold per ton (Burwash 1933, p.77), with 'richer' sections 'where more quartz was in evidence'. Gold is apparently distributed very erratically.' (GR.111, pg.40)
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 5 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
Feb 15, 2011 (J Bongfelt) - 'Work was principally confined to the main shaft, but the following test pits have been sunk on the vein also: (a) 600 feet south of main shaft; pit, 12 feet deep. (b) 400 feet south of shaft; pit, 9 feet deep. (c) 150 feet north of shaft; pit, 9 feet deep. Good values are said to have been obtained from all three.' (Ontario Bureau of Mines, 9th Report, pg. 46) 'Surface samples at the shaft assayed $20 of gold per ton (approx. 1.00 opt Au). A small pocket assayed $2,000 across five feet at a depth of a few feet. At the 1200 foot level the vein narrows and is practically barren. An assay of $10 was reported from the 200 foot level. Samples from a pit 780 feet southwest of the shaft assayed $13.50 (approx. 0.65 opt Au) across five feet.' (Kenora Historical File 52F/05NE00014 re 52F/5NE, Y-2) 'Sampling & Testing: Said to be 100 ft width of mineralized schist - Shaft samples to 30 feet: 0.85-85.0 oz.; Shaft at 200 feet: 0.42 oz.; Test pit, 320 feet SW: 0.03-0.08 oz.; 770 feet SW: 0.58 oz. Production History: none. Mine closed, 1903.' (OFR 5332, Virginia Prospect, pg. C-11)
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0 | MDI |
Mono - Gold deposits of the Kenora-Fort Frances area, districts of Kenora and Rainy River
Publication Number: MDC016 Scale: Date: 1976
Author: Beard R.C., Garratt G.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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Book - Ontario Bureau of Mines, 9th Report, 1900, pg.46
Publication Number: N/A Scale: Date: 2011
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: KENORA GEOLOGY OFFICE
Journal - Kenora Historical File 52F/05NE00014, Virginia
Publication Number: N/A Scale: Date: 2011
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: KENORA GEOLOGY OFFICE ONLY
MonoMap - Geology of the Atikwa Lake area, District of Kenora
Publication Number: R111 Scale: Date: 1973
Author: Davies J.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
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
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