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MDI52N04SW00089
| Record Name(s) | Goldseekers - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Zinc, Lead
Township or Area: McDonough
Latitude: 51° 7' 27.87" Longitude: -93° 48' 40.71"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 443223.694 Northing: 5663972.47 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52N04SW
Point Location Description: N/A
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1936: The property was held by Gold Seekers Mines, Ltd. Stripping, trenching and test-pitting were completed. 1947: The property was included in a group of claims held by C. Harvey. Prospecting was done on the claim group held by C. Harvey.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Terrane: North Caribou
Domain: Uchi
Belt: Red Lake
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - GEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION: The occurence is underlain by volcanic rocks and metasediments. The metavolcanics range in composition from mafic flows, some of which are pillowed, to intermediate tuffs. These units generally strike northeast-southwest and dip vertically. The metasediments consist of an interlayered sequence of greywackes, thin units of chert, marble and iron formation. The occurrence is located on the northern flank of a northeast-southwest trending syncline. The quartz vein which carries anomalous gold values is located in the metasediments. DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION: A small quartz vein has been traced along strike for 150 m. The vein strikes east-northeast and although only an inch or two wide for most of its length, has a width of 24 inches in one of the pits. Small amounts of sulphides occur along the vein.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandstone | 2 | Metagreywackes | Adjacent | |
| Mafic pillowed flow | 3 | Flows | Pillowed | Near |
| Intermediate Tuff | 4 | Tuffs | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The occurence is underlain by volcanic rocks and metasediments. The metavolcanics range in composition from mafic flows, some of which are pillowed, to intermediate tuffs. These units generally strike northeast-southwest and dip vertically. The metasediments consist of an interlayered sequence of greywackes, thin units of chert, marble and iron formation. The occurrence is located on the northern flank of a northeast-southwest trending syncline. The quartz vein which carries anomalous gold values is located in the metasediments. A small quartz vein has been traced along strike for 150 m. The vein strikes east-northeast and although only an inch or two wide for most of its length, has a width of 24 inches in one of the pits. Small amounts of sulphides occur along the vein.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - MDI1 DATA: GRADE 1936 TRENCH: AS HIGH AS 2.38 OPT AU ACROSS 31 AND 62 CM, VG REPORTED IN VEIN, GRADE 1977 OLD PIT: VISIBLE GOLD AND SULPHIDES NOTICED A small quartz vein has been traced along strike for 150 m. The vein strikes east-northeast and although only an inch or two wide for most of its length, has a width of 24 inches in one of the pits. Small amounts of sulphides occur along the vein. Visible gold has been reported in the veins, and samples across widths of 31 and 62 cm have assayed as high as 2.38 oz/ton (81.598 g/tonne) Au.
File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1947 McDonough #15
Publication Number: AF RL 1947 Date: 1947
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Red Lake RGP
Part - Geology and mineral deposits of the Red Lake area
Publication Number: ARV49-02 Page: 120-121 Date: 1998
Author: Horwood H.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, McDonough Township, District of Kenora (Patricia Portion)
Publication Number: P1240 Scale: 1:12,000 Date: 1977
Author: Pirie J., Sawitzky E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Gold occurrences, prospects, and deposits of the Red Lake area, volumes 1 and 2
Publication Number: OFR5558 Page: 568-569 Date: 1987
Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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