Kirkland Lake Gold Field Trip

Abstract The AFTERNOON tour will be by bus, the first 4 stops being in the 10 × 10 km geographic township of Teck, and the 5th is in Lebel, the adjoining Township to the east. From Macassa No.3 shaft return to Highway 66, turn right (west) along Highway 66 past Highway 112 junction and beyond the cemetery, then turn left into the Kirkland Lake Core Library of the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. 8. 4 km. STOP 1. Here at the Core Library, standard Archean sections of diamond drill core and hand samples will be laid out for your perusal. The sections will comprise komatiitic, tholeiitic, calc-alkalic, and alkalic volcanic extrusi ves, and several types of sedimentary rocks. From the parking lot of the Core Library, turn right onto Highway 66 and proceed to 13. 0 km, where you turn left (north) along Oakes Avenue and park in the circle directly to the left. 13. 2 km. STOP 2. Kirkland Lake “Museum of Northern History”. Formerly the museum was the home of Sir Harry Oakes, one of the few prospectors who retained control of the mine he found, the famous Lake Shore that produced more than 8 1/2 million ounces of gold and almost 2 million ounces of silver. During your one hour stay, you can see relics of the early days of Kirkland Lake gold mining. From the museum we will walk across Highway 66 and up hill along a water line to a series of outcrops beginning south of the Don Lou Motel, near the base of the former water tower of the Lake Shore mine.