Kerr-Addison Mine (Kerr Mine), Virginiatown, McGarry Township, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada

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In green carbonate rock, sheared syenite, volcanic rocks, talc-chlorite schist
Gold mine - produced 320 tons of gold to 1983, mine has been worked to a depth of 5000 feet.



Development of the property began in 1907 but it did not go into full production until 1938 after Kerr-Addison Mines acquired the property. In 1987 Golden Shield Resources bought the property from Kerr-Addison, followed by Deak Resources in 1989, and AJ Perron Gold Corp. in 1994. The mine closed down in 1996. Total production was about 10.5 million Oz. of gold.

For current photos of the mine see: http://urbex.mikeonline.ca/galleries/2009/Kerr_Addison_Mine/My_Visit/index.html

References

Econ Geol (1987) 82:649-690
Knipe, S. W. & M.E.Fleet, Gold-copper alloy minerals from the Kerr Mine, Ontario, Canadian Mineralogist 35,573-586(1997)
Sabina,A.P 1974, GSC Paper 73-30 Rocks and Minerals For the Collector.

Mineral List

Albite Ankerite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite 'Chlorite Group' Chloritoid

Clinochlore Dolomite var: Ferroan Dolomite Galena Gold Graphite Ilmenite Leucoxene

Magnetite Millerite Muscovite var: Fuchsite var: Sericite Pyrite Quartz Scheelite Sphalerite

Talc Tetra-auricupride Titanite Ullmannite UM1991-06-E:AuCu

29 entries listed. 23 valid minerals.