Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Springer Vein - 1929, Central Patricia No. 2 - 1929, Dona Lake 'B' - 1987, No. 6 Vein - 1929 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Past Producing Mine With Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1987-Feb-17 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Oct-21 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Silver
Township or Area: Connell
Latitude: 51° 29' 19.19" Longitude: -90° 4' 18.22"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 703290 Northing: 5708235 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay North
NTS Grid: 52O08NE
Point Location Description: Shaft Cap
Location Method: Field Visit with GPS
Central Patricia Mine Property: 1929: Trenching and diamond drilling of Central Patricia deposit by Central Patricia Mines. Trenching of No. 6 vein on Springer claims. 1930: Exploration shaft sunk at Central Patricia deposit. 1934-1951: Central Patricia Mine in production. 1935: Exploration shaft sunk on Springer Claims. 1938-1940: Central Patricia No. 2 Shaft in production. 1980-1986: Geological, geophysical and geochemical surveys and diamond drilling by Golden Shadow Resources. 1986-1989: Geological, geophysical and geochemical surveys and diamond drilling by Noramco Exploration for Quinterra Resources and Pure Gold Resources. 2003-06: Geological surveys and diamond drilling by King's Bay Gold and Richview Resources. 2008: PC Gold Inc. purchased the property from Premier and conducted an exploration program including locating historical drill collars, surveying historical shafts, geological mapping, sampling, and a LiDAR survey. 2014: PC Gold carried out a soil sampling program. 2015: First Mining Investments purchased the property. 2017: First Mining drilled 6 DDH totalling 1255 m. 2020: Auteco Minerals optioned the property from First Mining.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.57963 | 20000015070 | 20000015070 |
| 2.56558 | 20000014404 | 20000014404 |
| 52O08NE0031 | 52O09SE0139 | 52O09SE0139 |
| 52O08NE0044 | 52O09SE0068 | 52O09SE0068 |
| 52O08NE0027 | 52O08NE0110 | 52O08NE0110 |
| 63.5189 | 52O09SE0024 | 52O09SE0024 |
| 52O08NE0038 | 52O09SE0124 | 52O09SE0124 |
| 52O08NE0068 | 52O08NE0026 | 52O08NE0026 |
| 52O08NE0029 | 52O09SE0133 | 52O09SE0133 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Terrane: North Caribou
Domain: Uchi
Belt: Pickle Lake
Geological Age: Mesoarchean
Dec 22, 2006 (Mark Puumala) - The geology of the Pickle Crow area is described in MDI52O09SE00007.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ironstone-unsubdivided | 1 | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diorite | 2 | Diorite | Near | |
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Near | ||
| Porphyry-unsubdivided | 4 | Near |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chlorite | Economic And Alteration | Gangue | Chloritic | 1 | ||
| 2 | Tourmaline | Economic And Alteration | Gangue | Tourmalinization | 2 | ||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Gold | Economic | Ore |
Dec 22, 2006 (Mark Puumala) - The No. 6 (McCallum) Vein was previously mined by Central Patricia Gold Mines via the Springer Shaft during the late 1930s (Evoy 1988). The vein is described by Pye (1976) as having an average orientation of approximately 255/65 to 70. However, the vein is also reported to be highly contorted, with numerous z-shaped folds. The vein pinches and swells significantly over short distances (thickness variwes from a few cm to metre-scale), having an average with of slightly over 30 cm (Pye 1976). Total gold production from this deposit was 13,158 ounces from 18,886 tons of milled ore (Ferguson, Groen and Hayes 1971). The vein is described by Pye (1976) as consisting of white quartz containing some tourmaline, chlorite and carbonate, mineralized with subordinate amounts of pyrite, pyrrhotite and arsenopyrite. Visible gold occurs in fractures in the quartz, along ribbons of chlorite and tourmaline, and in fractures in pyrite and arsenopyrite. During the late 1980s, Noramco Exploration identified significant gold mineralization in quartz veins and sulphidized iron formation in close proximity to the Springer Shaft area (Evoy 1988). Assays from Noramco diamond drill holes CP-87-23, 57, 72 and 92 reportedly define a significant zone of gold mineralization in iron formation over a minimum strike length of 120 m. McGregor (1993) subsequently estimated open pit reserves of 1000 tons grading 0.70 oz/ton Au in the No. 6 vein, and 4000 tons grading 0.16 to 0.20 oz/ton in the No. 6 iron formation.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Lode (Gold) |
| 3 | Replacement |
| 2 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 6 vein | 1993 | Probable | 1000 | McGregor (1993) | Open pit reserves of 1000 tons grading 0.7 oz/ton Au. | |
| No. 6 iron formation | 1993 | Probable | 4000 | McGregor (1993) | 4000 tons grading 0.16 to 0.20 oz/ton Au. |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 17133 |
Gold 13158 Ounces |
Ferguson et al. 1971. | Production of 13,158 ounces of gold from 18,886 tons of milled ore between 1938-1940. |
Book - Northern Miner 82-09-09, Shadowfax, p. 2
Publication Number: NMINER Date: 1996
Author:
Publisher Name: Northern Miner
Location:
Book - Northern Miner 85-04-18, Golden Shadow, p. A4
Publication Number: NMINER Date: 1996
Author:
Publisher Name: Northern Miner
Location:
Part - Pickle Lake-Crow River area, District of Kenora (Patricia Portion)
Publication Number: ARV39-02.001 Page: 18-26 Date: 1998
Author: Hurst M.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - The Crow River area
Publication Number: ARV47-03.001 Page: 46-49 Date: 1997
Author: Thomson J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Geology of Pickle Crow Gold Mines Limited and Central Patricia Gold Mines Limited, No. 2 operation
Publication Number: MP004 Page: 64-69 Date: 1966
Author: Ferguson S.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 1, districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Rainy River, and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: MDC013 Page: 201-202 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A., Groen H.A., Haynes R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Mono - Geology of the Crow River area, District of Kenora (Patricia Portion)
Publication Number: OFR5152 Page: 137-151 Date: 1976
Author: Pye E.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Book - Report on Phase A of a Feasibility Study of the Pickle Crow/Central Patricia Deposits
Publication Number: Date: 1993
Author: McGregor, J.A.
Publisher Name: unpublished report, mineral deposit files
Location: Thunder Bay RGP
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