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| Record Name(s) | Kiltie Red Lake Mines DDH# 80-13 - 1987, DDH 80-13 - 1987 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1997-Jan-17 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Balmer
Latitude: 51° 5' 36.23" Longitude: -93° 39' 57.57"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 453361.64 Northing: 5660421.947 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52N04SE
Point Location Description: Precise/DDH
Location Method: Data Compilation
1946: Kiltie Red Lake Mines did development work consisting of a magnetometer survey and about 1200 m of drilling in 4 holes. 1975-1977: Dome Exploration Canada performed ground magnetometer and electromagnetic surveys. 1977: Drilled 20 holes totalling 3570 m.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Terrane: North Caribou
Domain: Uchi
Belt: Red Lake
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Amphibolite
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The property is underlain mainly by mafic volcanic flows with a few thin intercalated units of iron formation and associated greywackes. Gold mineralization occurs in a unit of oxide facies iron formation.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Oxide Ironstone | 1 | Oxide Facies | Iron Formation | Host |
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| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Locally Altered | Flows | Adjacent |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The iron formation is oxide facies type and contains minor disseminated sulphides.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Garnet | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - Anomalous gold values occur in a unit of oxide facies iron formation which contains minor amounts of disseminated pyrite and pyrrhotite. Gold occurs with magnetite as well. Drill hole #80-13 intersected 0.34 m of iron formation which assayed 0.40 dwt/ton Au.
File - 1977 Resident Geologist's Files, Red Lake
Publication Number: AF RL 1977 Date: 1977
Author: Sanderson, W.L.
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Location: Red Lake RGP
Part - Geology of Balmer Township
Publication Number: ARV60-10 Page: 46 Date: 1997
Author: Chisholm E.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Gold occurrences, prospects, and deposits of the Red Lake area, volumes 1 and 2
Publication Number: OFR5558 Page: 218-219 Date: 1987
Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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