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General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) McFinley - 2021, Bateman Gold Project - 2020, Phoenix Deposit - 2012, McFinley Mine - 1943
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1982-Aug-26
Date Last Modified 2024-Feb-15
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Bateman

Latitude: 51° 7' 29.54"    Longitude: -93° 44' 25.42"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 448186.68   Northing: 5663972.02    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Red Lake

NTS Grid: 52N04SE

Point Location Description: Shaft on KRL 246 on Map 2016

Location Method: Data Compilation

Access Description: From Cochenour by gravel road or dedicated gravel access road leaving Nungesser Rd. at 2km north from Hwy 125.



Exploration History

1926: 8 claims were staked by McCallum Red Lake Mines Ltd. c.1930: Stripping and trenching. 1933: Part of the present property held by Wilson Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. 1941-42: Diamond drilling. 1943-44: McFinley Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. acquired various groups of claims from the above companies. After various re-organizations, the company became known as McFinley Mines Ltd. 1944-45: Magnetometer survey, geological mapping, trenching. 1944-46: Diamond drilling totalling 14822.1 m. 1957: Shaft completed to a depth of 129.0 m, with levels at 45.75 m, 84.0 m and 122.0 m. Total of 428.4 m of underground development and 894.2 m of underground diamond drilling. 1975: Magnetometer and EM surveys, 25 drill holes totalling 2578.65 m. 1981: Bulk sampling. 1983: Diamond drilling by McFinley Mines seven DDH for a total of 646 m. 1984-1985 An agreement with Phoenix Gold Mines Ltd. allowed the reopening of the McFinley Shaft (now called the Phoenix Shaft) and completion of a total of 479m (1,570 ft) of drifting and crosscutting on the 150 ft (46 m) and 400 ft (122 m) levels. Metallurgical work and mineral processing were carried out. 80 underground drillholes totalling 1,829 m and 69 surface holes totalling 10,628 m of diamond drilling were completed. 1985-1987: A total of 1,151 m of drifting and crosscutting was carried out on the 150 and 400 levels. 7,111 m of underground drilling, 9.14 m of raising and an extensive chip-sampling program were completed. A program of 12,763 m of diamond drilling was also completed in 61 surface holes. 1987-1989 A 15,000 ton bulk sample was taken in July 1988. 2002: Rubicon acquired the property and conducted geological mapping, compilation of historical data, airborne magnetic survey, trenching, sampling, bathymetric survey of Red Lake, and drilled 14 DDH totalling 1909 m. 2003: Rubicon drilled 43 DDH totalling 12,646 m. 2004: Rubicon conducted trenching and sampling and drilled 70 holes totalling 13,324 m. 2005: Rubicon drilled 61 DDH totalling 13,601 m. 2006: Rubicon drilled 11 DDH totalling 1614 m. 2007: Rubicon drilled 24 DDH totalling 13,444 m. 2008: Rubicon conducted geophysical surveys and drilled 62 DDH totalling 43,766 m. 2009: Rubicon commissioned a petrographic study and drilled 69 DDH totalling 44,675 m surface and 42 holes totalling 25,512 m underground. 2010: Rubicon conducted an airborne LiDAR survey and drilled 49 DDH totalling 37,823 m surface and 199 holes 82,068 m underground. 2011: Rubicon drilled 6 DDH totalling 5,462 m surface and 296 holes totalling 74,337 m underground. 2012: Rubicon drilled 90 DDH totalling 40,900 m and 36 holes totalling 17,627 m underground. 2013: mineral resource estimate released. 2015: production began, first gold poured in June. Mill operations suspended in October, as ordered by the Ministry of Environment to upgrade their tailings management facility. MOE gave Rubicon permission to resume mill operations on Oct 30/15. Underground activities suspended in November because trial stoping had lower-grade results and more complex geology than expected. 2016: released updated, significantly reduced mineral resource. 2017: completed 10,000 m of historical core relogging, 28,500 m of underground drilling and recommenced exploratory underground development. 2018: Rubicon carried out a bulk sample, test trial mining of more than 35,000 t of mineralized material and conducted approximately 20,000 m of infill drilling from the 305-, 610-, and 685-m levels. 2020: Rubicon changed the company name to Battle North Gold and the project name changed to the Bateman Gold Project. 2021: Evolution Mining Ltd. acquired the Battle North Gold including the Bateman Gold Project. The project is referred to as the Bateman Gold Project, though the deposit is called McFinley and includes the F-2 Zone.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
52N04NE0085 20000006233 20000006233
63.4282 52N04NE0028 52N04NE0028
63.3374 52N04NE0072 52N04NE0072
63.4496 52N04NE0032 52N04NE0032
63.3868 52N04NE0059 52N04NE0059
63.3994 52N04NE0036 52N04NE0036
63.4868 52N04NE0026 52N04NE0026
2.47665 20000008054 20000008054
2.49832 20000014766 20000014766
2.49071 20000014765 20000014765
2.48339 20000014764 20000014764
2.44875 20000013659 20000013659
2.43946 20000013658 20000013658

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Uchi

Terrane: North Caribou

Domain: Uchi

Belt: Red Lake

Geological Age: Archean  

Metamorphism Type: Regional

Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist



Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - GEOLOGICAL DDESCRIPTION: The McFinley property is primarily underlain by highly altered mafic metavolcanic flows. These rocks strike at approximately N30deg.E and dip 65 deg. to 75deg. northwest. Pillows have been observed in the flows, and stratigraphic tops are to the northwest. The rocks have been moderately to intensely sheared, and the foliation is parallel to sub-parallel to the stratigraphy. Where highly sheared, the mafic metavolcanic rocks have been silicified, carbonatized and are biotitic. Thin bands of iron formation are found intercalated within the volcanics. Locally, the iron formation bands are folded and brecciated, and contain quartz stringers and disseminated to massive sulphide layers. A long narrow unit of talc-schist has been intersected by drilling to the southeast of McFinley Peninsula. This altered ultrmafic unit is continuous to the north end of McFinley Island, and is northwest of the parallel to the East Bay Serpentinite. DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION: A wide shear zone containing blue quartz veins and quartz-carbonate stringers occurs on the hanging wall side of the East Bay Fault Zone. In places, up to 50% of the vein material is comprised of arsenopyrite, pyrite pyrrhotite, sphalerite and galena. Anomalous gold values have been obtained along a strike length of approximately 300 m.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided 1 Basalt Near
Ironstone-unsubdivided 2 Iron Forma Contains
Vein 3 Quartz-Carbonate Stringers And Veins Host
Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided 4 Greywacke Adjacent
Serpentinite 5 Serpentinite East Bay Serpentinite Near

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - DESCRIPTION: The McFinley property is primarily underlain by highly altered mafic metavolcanic flows. These rocks strike at approximately N30deg.E and dip 65 deg. to 75deg. northwest. Pillows have been observed in the flows, and stratigraphic tops are to the northwest. The rocks have been moderately to intensely sheared, and the foliation is parallel to sub-parallel to the stratigraphy. Where highly sheared, the mafic metavolcanic rocks have been silicified, carbonatized and are biotitic. Thin bands of iron formation are found intercalated within the volcanics. Locally, the iron formation bands are folded and brecciated, and contain quartz stringers and disseminated to massive sulphide layers. A long narrow unit of talc-schist has been intersected by drilling to the southeast of McFinley Peninsula. This altered ultrmafic unit is continuous to the north end of McFinley Island, and is northwest of the parallel to the East Bay Serpentinite. A wide shear zone containing blue quartz veins and quartz-carbonate stringers occurs on the hanging wall side of the East Bay Fault Zone. In places, up to 50% of the vein material is comprised of arsenopyrite, pyrite pyrrhotite, sphalerite and galena. Anomalous gold values have been obtained along a strike length of approximately 300 m.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1GoldEconomicOre
2SilverEconomicOre
3ArsenopyriteEconomicOre
4ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
5GalenaEconomicOre
6MagnetiteEconomicOre
7PyriteEconomicOre
8PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
9SphaleriteEconomicOre
1QuartzEconomicGangue
2CarbonateEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - MDI1 DATA: DRILL IND. RESERVES 1987: 890,000 TONS @ OPT AU, PROSPECT INCLUDES ZONES: ISLAND,CARBONATE A AND B, D, N1 ANOMALY Five holes were drilled through the zone in 1975. Most of the assays obtained were less than 0.1 oz/ton (3.429 g/tonne)Au. The highest assays were 0.225 oz/ton (7.714 g/tonne)Au over 0.6 m, 0.60 oz/ton (20.571 g/tonne)Au over 0.95 m, and 0.12 oz/ton (4.114 g/tonne)Au over 3.05 m. Silver assays, while generally less than 1.0 oz/ton (34.285 g/tonne)Ag were as high as 8.30 oz/ton (284.566 g/tonne)Ag over 0.3 m and 4.73 oz/ton (162.168 g/tonne)Ag over 0.55 m.


Aug 27, 2015 (Therese Pettigrew) - Two 1000 tonne bulk samples taken in 2011 returned head grades of 7.10 gpt Au and 8.20 gpt Au (Bernier et al., 2014).



Alteration Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The mafic metavolcanic rocks have been highly silicified, carbonatized and are biotitic.




Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Lode (Gold)
1 Vein
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Sheared
Reserves or Resources Data
Zone Year Category Tonnes Reference Comments Commodities
McFinley 2023 Indicated Mineral Resource 2130000 Evolution Mining Ltd., news release, February 14, 2024. 4.63 g/t Au for 317,000 oz Au, with a cut-off grade of 2.5 g/t Au. Gold 4.63 g/t
McFinley 2023 Inferred Mineral Resource 1780000 Evolution Mining Ltd., news release, February 14, 2024. 3.84 g/t Au for 220,000 oz Au, with a cut-off grade of 3.84 g/t Au. Gold 3.84 g/t
Bateman 2021 Indicated Mineral Resource 2100000 Evolution Mining Ltd. Group Gold Mineral Resource Statement as of December 31, 2021. 4.93 g/t Au for 335,000 ounces. Gold 4.93 g/t
Bateman 2021 Inferred Mineral Resource 3000000 Evolution Mining Ltd. Group Gold Mineral Resource Statement as of December 31, 2021. 4.37 g/t Au for 422,000 ounces. Gold 4.37 g/t
McFinley Zone 2020 Inferred Mineral Resource 259300 SEDAR NI 43-101 Technical Report January 28, 2021 71,100 oz Au at a grade of 8.53 g/t Au Gold 8.53 g/t
F2 Gold Deposit 2020 Inferred Mineral Resource 1303000 SEDAR NI 43-101 Technical Report January 28, 2021 272,000 oz Au at a grade of 6.50 g/t Au Gold 6.50 g/t
McFinley Zone 2020 Measured + Indicated Resource 205700 SEDAR NI 43-101 Technical Report January 28, 2021 40,000 oz Au at a grade of 6.04 g/t Au Gold 6.04 g/t
F2 Gold Deposit 2020 Measured + Indicated Resource 1506000 SEDAR NI 43-101 Technical Report January 28, 2021 350,300 oz Au at a grade of 7.24 g/t Au Gold 7.24 g/t
F2 Gold Deposit 2020 Proven Mineral Reserve 339000 SEDAR NI 43-101 Technical Report January 28, 2021 63,000 oz Au at a grade of 5.76 g/t Au Gold 5.76 g/t
F2 Gold Deposit 2020 Probable Mineral Reserve 3223000 SEDAR NI 43-101 Technical Report January 28, 2021 572,000 oz Au at a grade of 5.52 g/t Au Gold 5.52 g/t
Phoenix Deposit 2019 Indicated Mineral Resource 2485000 Rubicon Minerals March 27, 2019 press release At a grade of 6.13 g/t Au for 490,000 oz Au Gold 6.13 g/t
Phoenix Deposit 2019 Measured Mineral Resource 442000 Rubicon Minerals March 27, 2019 press release At a grade of 6.99 g/t Au for 99,000 oz Au Gold 6.99 g/t
Phoenix Deposit 2019 Inferred Mineral Resource 2570000 Rubicon Minerals March 27, 2019 press release At a grade of 6.99 g/t Au for 99,000 oz Au Gold 6.53 g/t
Phoenix Deposit 2018 Measured Mineral Resource 188000 SEDAR NI43-101 Report published June 13, 2018 (https://sedar.com/DisplayCompanyDocuments.do?lang=EN&issuerNo=00009365) At a grade of 6.80 g/t Au for 41,000 oz Au Gold 6.80 g/t
Phoenix Deposit 2018 Indicated Mineral Resource 1186000 SEDAR NI43-101 Report June 13, 2018 (https://sedar.com/DisplayCompanyDocuments.do?lang=EN&issuerNo=00009365) At a grade of 6.30 g/t Au for 240,000 oz Au Gold 6.30 g/t
Phoenix Deposit 2018 Inferred Mineral Resource 3884000 SEDAR NI43-101 Report published June 13, 2018 (https://sedar.com/DisplayCompanyDocuments.do?lang=EN&issuerNo=00009365) At a grade of 6.00 g/t Au for 749,000 oz Au Gold 6.00 g/t
Phoenix Deposit 2016 Inferred Mineral Resource 1519000 Rubicon press release January 6, 2016 (http://www.rubiconminerals.com/News/News/Details/2016/Rubicon-Updates-Mineral-Resource-Statement-for-the-Phoenix-Gold-Project-And-Evaluates-Strategic-Alternatives/default.aspx) At a grade of 6.28 g/t Au for 307,000 oz Au Gold 6.28 g/t
Phoenix Deposit 2016 Indicated Mineral Resource 492000 Rubicon press release January 6, 2016 (http://www.rubiconminerals.com/News/News/Details/2016/Rubicon-Updates-Mineral-Resource-Statement-for-the-Phoenix-Gold-Project-And-Evaluates-Strategic-Alternatives/default.aspx) At a grade of 6.73 g/t Au for 106,000 oz Au Gold 6.73 g/t
Phoenix Deposit 2013 Inferred Mineral Resource 7452000 SEDAR http://www.sedar.com/DisplayCompanyDocuments.do?lang=EN&issuerNo=00009365; NI43-101 published June 25, 2013 2,219,000 oz Au at a grade of 9.26 g/t Au Gold 9.26 g/t
Phoenix Deposit 2013 Indicated Mineral Resource 4120000 SEDAR NI43-101 Report June 25, 2013 http://www.sedar.com/DisplayCompanyDocuments.do?lang=EN&issuerNo=00009365 1,129,000 oz Au at a grade of 8.52 g/t Au Gold 8.52 g/t
F2 Gold System 2011 Indicated Mineral Resource 1028000 SEDAR NI 43-101 Aug 11, 2011 At a grade of 14.5 g/t Au for 477,000 oz Au Gold 14.5 g/t
F2 Gold System 2011 Inferred Mineral Resource 4230000 SEDAR NI 43-101 Aug 11, 2011 At a grade of 17.0 g/t Au for 2,317,000 oz Au Gold 17.0 g/t
F2 Gold System (Amended from 2010) 2011 Inferred Mineral Resource 5500000 Rubicon press release Mar 31, 2011 (http://www.rubiconminerals.com/News/News/Details/2011/Rubicon-Announces-Amended-Inferred-Mineral-Resource-and-Geological-Potential-Estimates-for-Phoenix-Gold-Project-Red-Lake-Onta/default.aspx) At a grade of 20.34 g/t Au for 3,057,000 oz Au Gold 20.34 g/t
F2 Gold System 2010 Inferred Mineral Resource 6200000 Rubicon press release Nov 29, 2010 (http://www.rubiconminerals.com/News/News/Details/2010/Rubicon-Announces-40-Million-Ounce-Inferred-Gold-Resource-Estimate-Grading-201-gt-gold-059-ozton-gold-at-its-Phoenix-Gold-Pro/default.aspx) At a grade of 20.1 g/t Au for 4,007,000 oz Au Gold 20.1 g/t
WL Zone 2002 Inferred Mineral Resource 9525 OFR 6180, Table 14 (Hogg 2002) Grade: 16.8 g/t Au (10 500 tons of .49 opt Au), Included in total resource estimate Gold 16.8 g/t
Combined: FWC-1 through 3, C, C2, C3, D, BX, WL 2002 Inferred Mineral Resource 303000 OFR 6180, Table 14 (Hogg, 2002) Average grade: 6.86 g/t Au to a depth of 120 m (334 007 tons of 0.20 opt Au to a depth of 400 feet. Resource estimates on individual zones also entered separately. (Note D-Zone under MDI52N04SE00078) Gold 6.86 g/t
C-3 Zone 2002 Inferred Mineral Resource 33170 OFR 6180, Table 14 (Hogg 2002) Grade: 6.51 g/t Au (36 562 tons of 0.19 opt Au) Gold 6.51 g/t
FWC-3 Zone 2002 Inferred Mineral Resource 3500 OFR 6180, Table 14 (Hogg, 2002) Grade: 17.14 g/t Au (3875tons of 0.50 opt Au), Included in total resource. Gold 17.14 g/t
C Zone 2002 Inferred Mineral Resource 9550 OFR 6180, Table 14 Grade: 29.8 g/t Au (10 520 tons of 0.87 opt Au), Included in total resource. Gold 29.8 g/t
BX Zone 2002 Inferred Mineral Resource 1800 OFR 6180, Table 14 (Hogg 2002) Grade: 28.8 g/t Au (2000 tons of 0.84 opt Au), Included in total resource estimate Gold 28.8 g/t
All zones 2002 Inferred Mineral Resource 807400 OFR 6180, Table 14 (Canadian Mines Handbook, 1987-88, p. 262) Grade: 6.51 g/t Au to a depth of 500 m (890 000 tons of 0.19 opt Au to a depth of 1700 feet) Gold 6.51 g/t
403 Zone 2002 Inferred Mineral Resource 4550 OFR 6180, Table 14 (Hogg 2002) Grade: 27.4 g/t Au (5000 tons of 0.80 opt Au), Included in total resource estimate Gold 27.4 g/t
FWC-1+2 2002 Inferred Mineral Resource 27760 OFR 6180, Table 14 Grade: 8.23 g/t Au (30 600 tons of 0.24 opt Au), Included in total resource. Gold 8.23 g/t
C-2 Zone 2002 Inferred Mineral Resource 116750 OFR 6180, Table 14 (Hogg 2002) Grade: 3.77 g/t Au (128 700 tons of 0.11 opt Au), Included in total resource estimate Gold 3.77 g/t
Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
2015 20718 Gold 2647 Ounces
Rubicon 3rd quarter financial statement - http://s1.q4cdn.com/385694504/files/H2%202015/Rubicon-Q3-2015-Combined-FS-MDA-September-30-2015.pdf 2647 oz Au, average milled grade 5.03 g/t Au

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