2011 Mineral exploration highlights, NE Ontario, OGS

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Overview of mineral exploration highlights and mineral exploration opportunities, northeastern Ontario by Anthony Pace, Brian Atkinson, Dave Guindon, Gary Grabowski and Dan Farrow, Ontario Geological Survey, Resident Geologist Program, presented at the Ontario Exploration and Geoscience Symposium, Sudbury, Ontario, Nov 8/11.

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Northeastern Ontario Exploration Highlights (Exploration Opportunities) Anthony Pace *, B. Atkinson, D. Guindon, G. Grabowski and D. Farrow Ontario Geological Survey Resident Geologist Program Ministry of Northern Development and Mines

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Timmins Kirkland Lake Sudbury Sault Ste. Marie Production Facts 10 Gold Mines 14 Base Metal Mines 1 Diamond Mine Numerous Industrial/Aggregate Producers. Tonnage Produced (2010) Gold 1 004 200 ounces Nickel 232 695 tonnes Copper 132 808 tonnes Zinc 92 000 tonnes PGE 86 900 tonnes Diamonds 777 575 carats Exploration Facts 2010- $801 million 2011-$939 million

Exploration Opportunities: 

Exploration Opportunities

Gold in the Batchawana Greenstone Belt: 

Gold in the Batchawana Greenstone Belt

Palmer Township (ALGD): 

Palmer Township (ALGD) Highlights from past exploration: 17.25 g/t Au over 1.30m 1.17g/t Au over 1.4m 2.56gt Au, 3.32 gt Au, 3.07g/t Au and 11.6g/t Au.

Olsen Township (ALGD): 

Olsen Township (ALGD) Highlights from past exploration: 2.9 g/t Au over 6.4 m 6.24 g/t Au over 2.4 m 2.3gt Au, 5, g/t Au and 10 g/t Au.

Davieaux Township( Au in Iron Formation): 

Davieaux Township( Au in Iron Formation) Highlights from past exploration: 0.103 oz/ton Au over 67.5 feet 0.209 oz/ton Au over 19.7 feet

Gold Deposits in the Blake River Assemblage: 

Gold Deposits in the Blake River Assemblage Upper Blake River Assemblage prospective exploration target for VMS deposits. Often considered far away from the Larder Lake-Cadillac Fault Zone or Destor Porcupine Fault Zone to host economic gold deposits. Romec-1 deposit hosted in a NE trending Sill with mineralization found within qtz-carbonate veining.

Gold Structures in the Kirkland Lake District: 

Gold Structures in the Kirkland Lake District

Ni-Cu-PGM in Offset Dykes: 

Ni-Cu-PGM in Offset Dykes Several producing mines in the Sudbury Camp have produced Base metals from mineralization in Offset dykes Many of the large Ni-Cu sulphide Deposits associated with the SIC Are hosted by offset dykes Many of the offset dyke are Associated with Sudbury Breccia

Gold in Porcupine Sediments: 

Gold in Porcupine Sediments

Gold in Timiskaming Conglomerates and the Kapuskasing Structural Zone: 

Gold in Timiskaming Conglomerates and the Kapuskasing Structural Zone

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Timiskaming sediments across the Kapuskasing Structural Zone Kapuskasing Structural Zone Borden Lake conglomerate Swayze greenstone belt Halcrow Township conglomerate High strain Granitic clasts Young age Auriferous!

Resident Geologist Program: 

Resident Geologist Program Contact: Timmins Office 705-235-1615 Kirkland Lake Office 705-568-4518 Sault Ste. Marie Office 705-945-6931 Sudbury Office 705-670-5741 www.ontario.ca/geology