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| Record Name(s) | North Couture Lake - 1991, Metropolitan - 1936, Beau-Larder - 1938, Savant Sturgeon - 1936, HW 692 - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Beckington Lake Area
Latitude: 50° 8' 43.57" Longitude: -90° 37' 37.46"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 669538.618 Northing: 5557497.032 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52J02NE
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Light aircraft can land on Couture Lake in summer and winter. Boats or snowmobiles in season can use a portage on a small creek which flows from Couture Lake into the North Bay of Sturgeon lake at the north end of the St. Anthony mine site.
1936: Savant Sturgeon Gold Mines Limited was incorporated in June 1936. Savant Sturgeon Gold Mines Limited purchased the property from Metropolitan Gold Mines Limited, who received 775 000 shares of Savant Sturgeon Gold Mines in return. The new owners erected a bunk house, cookery, office along with a power house, blacksmith house and powder magazine. After surface exploration, sinking was started on a two-compartment, 8 by 15 foot vertical shaft in November of 1936. Seven men were employed under the direction of W.F. Stewart. 1937: W.F. Stewart continued shaft sinking which had reached 90 feet in January 1937. Surface exploration had found four surface veins which were to be tested underground. In mid summer a crosscut was extended on the 130 foot level. Other cross cuts were planned. Assays were stated to have given values up to 600 dollars in gold. The zone was claimed to be 50 feet in width. The property consists of claims TB 8845-8855, TB 8899-8907, TB 9801-9806 and TB 11323-11326. Operations were suspended at the end of 1936 and resumed in June 1937. A 2-compartment,vertical shaft was eventually sunk to a depth of 175 feet, and 396 feet of drifting and 151 feet of crosscutting were accomplished by the end of October, when operations were again suspended. During the period of operation there was an average of 21 men employed, of whom 13 were underground under the direction of W.F. Stewart. 1938: Savant Sturgeon Gold Mines Ltd. had obtained letters patent which allowed changing the name of the company to Beau-Larder Mines Limited. Capital was increased from 3 million to 4 millions. In December 1938 Beau-Larder Mines had a lack of funds and were not able to proceed with a planned exploration program. 1940: The charter of Beau-Larder Mines Ltd. was cancelled in 1939.
Dec 07, 2005 (R Tuomi) - 1937 surface samples from 50 ft. wide zone assays up to $600 gold (app. 17.1 opt Au).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (R Tuomi) - 1937 surface samples from 50 ft. wide zone assays up to $ $600 gold (app. 17.1 opt Au).
Book - CLIPPINGS 1933-37
Publication Number: Newspaper Date: 1933
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Part - Mines of Ontario in 1936
Publication Number: ARV46-01.003 Page: 199 Date: 1997
Author: Sinclair D.G., Tower W.O., Bayne A.S., Cooper D.F., Weir E.B., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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