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MDI52O09SE00003
| Record Name(s) | Albany Shaft - 1936, Albany River Mines - 1929, No. 15 Vein - 1966, Tarp Lake A, J - 1979 |
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| Related Record Type | Compound |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Past Producing Mine With Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1979-Sep-10 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-23 |
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| Revised By |
Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Connell
Latitude: 51° 31' 5.82" Longitude: -90° 1' 43.72"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 706135 Northing: 5711648 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay North
NTS Grid: 52O09SE
Point Location Description: Location table in Assessment report 20000007731
Location Method: Data Compilation
1929-1932: Surface exploration by F.M. Connell and Associates for Albany River Mines. 1933-1935: Diamond drilling by Albany River Mines. 1936-1938: Sinking of exploration shaft and underground exploration by Albany River Gold Mines. 1938: Pickle Crow Gold Mines acquires control of Albany River Gold Mines. 1938-1966: sporadic exploration of area by Albany River Gold Mines and Pickle Crow Gold Mines. In the last years of the mine, the Albany workings were connected to the rest of the mine via a raise from the 750 level. 1981-1984: Surface exploration and diamond drilling by Golden Shadow Resources and Gallant Gold Mines. 1985-1988: Diamond drilling, geophysics, outcrop stripping and geological mapping by Noramco Mining Corporation. 1988-1990: Partial feasibility study for underground mining by Noramco and Brampton Mining Services. 1999: property acquired by Wolfden Resources. 1999-2000: bulk sampling by Cantera Mines. 2006: Wolfden Resources has completed a 225 ton per day mill on the Pickle Crow property to process 343,616 tonnes of ore that were outlined in crown pillar areas by Canterra. 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. 2015: First Mining Investments purchased the property. 2016: First Mining drilled 9 DDH totalling 1318.2 m. 2020: Auteco Minerals optioned the property from First Mining.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.57393 | 20000015068 | 20000015068 |
| 52O09SE0036A1 | 52O09SE0141 | 52O09SE0141 |
| 52O09SE0037 | 52O09SE0128 | 52O09SE0128 |
| 52O09SE0033C1 | 52O09SE0126 | 52O09SE0126 |
| 52O09SE0034 | 52O09SE0127 | 52O09SE0127 |
| 52O08NE0044 | 52O09SE0068 | 52O09SE0068 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Terrane: North Caribou
Domain: Uchi
Belt: Pickle Lake
Geological Age: Mesoarchean
Dec 21, 2006 (Mark Puumala) - The geology and mineralization of of the Pickle Crow mine property is described in MDI52O09SE00007.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ironstone-unsubdivided | 1 | Adjacent |
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| Mylonite/Fault Gouge/Pseudotachylite | 2 | Shear Zone | Contains | |
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Adjacent | ||
| Porphyry-unsubdivided | 4 | Adjacent | ||
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 5 | Near |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 20 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 25 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 30 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 35 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore |
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lode (Gold) |
| 3 | Replacement |
| 2 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 2 | Sheared |
| 1 | Vein |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Shaft | 2018 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 270000 | 2018 NI 43-101 | 41,400 oz Au | Gold 4.8 g/t |
| Albany Shaft | 2011 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 26000 | 2011 NI 43-101 | 41,000 oz Au | Gold 4.9 g/t |
| Albany Shaft | 1993 | Probable | 130600 | McGregor, J.A. 1993. | Reserves for entire Pickle Crow property listed in MDI52O09SE00007. |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 8346 | Albany Shaft | 9200 tons of ore from surface stockpile processed at Pickle Crow mine in 1947 (Ferguson et al. 1971). |
Publication - An Updated Mineral Resource Estimate for the Pickle Crow Property
Publication Number: 2018 NI 43-101 Scale: Date: 2018
Author: Hennessey, B.T.
Publisher Name: Micon for First Mining Gold
Location: SEDAR
Publication - A Mineral Resource Estimate for the Pickle Crow Property, Patricia Mining Division, Northwestern Ontario, Canada
Publication Number: 2011 NI 43-101 Scale: Date: 2011
Author: Hennessey, B.T., San Martin, A.J., Shoemaker, S.J.
Publisher Name: Micon International Ltd. for PC Gold
Location: SEDAR
Part - The Crow River area
Publication Number: ARV47-03.001 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Thomson J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Geology of the Crow River area, District of Kenora (Patricia Portion)
Publication Number: OFR5152 Scale: 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: Scale: Date:
Author: McGregor, J.A. 1993.
Publisher Name: unpublished report, mineral deposit files
Location: Thunder Bay RGP
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
Location:
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