Larder Lake gold camp
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Larder Lake gold camp is a historic gold-mining district in northeastern Ontario, Canada, known for its early 20th-century gold discoveries and proximity to the prolific Kirkland Lake mining area.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gold-mining district
ⓘ
historic mining area ⓘ mining camp ⓘ |
| administrativeArea | Larder Lake Township NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCommodity | sulphide minerals ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Larder Lake–Cadillac fault zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commodity | gold ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| discoveryPeriod |
early 1900s
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| economicSignificance | historically important gold producer in Ontario ⓘ |
| eraOfMajorDevelopment | first half of the 20th century ⓘ |
| explorationActivity | subject to ongoing gold exploration ⓘ |
| explorationHistory | subject to intermittent exploration since early 1900s ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Archean ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Abitibi Subprovince of the Superior Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostRockType |
Archean volcanic rocks
ⓘ
mafic to intermediate volcanic rocks ⓘ sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| hostStructure |
quartz-carbonate veins
ⓘ
shear zones ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Archean greenstone-hosted gold deposits
ⓘ
early 20th-century gold discoveries ⓘ gold mining ⓘ lode gold deposits ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canadian Shield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Larder Lake area ⓘ Northeastern Ontario mining region NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario ⓘ northeastern Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mineralizationType |
orogenic gold
ⓘ
vein-hosted gold ⓘ |
| miningMethod |
open-pit mining
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underground mining ⓘ |
| near |
Cadillac–Malartic gold camp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kirkland Lake gold camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirkland Lake, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Rouyn–Noranda mining district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Abitibi gold belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Abitibi greenstone belt NERFINISHED ⓘ Larder Lake–Cadillac deformation zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| region | Timiskaming District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resourceType | hard-rock gold deposits ⓘ |
| structuralControl | major regional shear zones ⓘ |
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