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MDI52N04SW00108
| Record Name(s) | Abino - East Bay Southeast - 1945 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Aug-31 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Balmer
Latitude: 51° 5' 50.37" Longitude: -93° 45' 33.25"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 446836.656 Northing: 5660922.009 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52N04SW
Point Location Description: DDHS on the east corner of KRL 17792
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Abino Gold Mines incorporated in 1939. 1945: Trenching and drilled 13 holes totalling 439.81 m. 1946: Geological and magnetometer surveys, and 20 drill holes totalling 4385.29 m. 1959: 7 drill holes (depths unknown). 1959-1960: Mining plant and facilities installed and shaft sunk to 161.65 m. 3 levels to 161.65 m. 3 levels opened (61.0 m, 106.75 m, 152.5 m) and 864.68 m of lateral development completed as well as over 3000 m of underground drilling. 1975: 35 holes drilled totalling 5374.21 m. 1976: 21 holes drilled totalling 4518.21 m. 1977: 3 holes drilled totalling 367.77 m. 1982: Abino amalgamated with 9 other companies to form Goldquest Explorations Ltd. 1983: decline completed and underground diamond drilling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.4064 | 52N04SE0004 | 52N04SE0004 |
| 63.3291 | 52N04SE0011 | 52N04SE0011 |
| 63.3372 | 52N04SE0010 | 52N04SE0010 |
| 63.3387 | 52N04SE0009 | 52N04SE0009 |
| 63.3421 | 52N04SE0008 | 52N04SE0008 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Terrane: North Caribou
Domain: Uchi
Belt: Red Lake
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: U. Greenschist
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The occurrence is underlain by a sequence comprised mainly of mafic volcanic flows with minor thin interflow iron formation units. The iron formation units are described as 'brecciated lean cherty iron formation with sulphides'. Gold mineralization occurs in the iron formation.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ironstone-unsubdivided | 1 | Lean | Brecciated Iron Formation | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Altered | Flows | Adjacent |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The iron formation is described as brecciated, and contains quartz veins. It is a lean cherty iron formation with minor sulphides, and occurs as interflow units.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Carbonate | Alteration | Carbonatization | 1 | ||||
| Quartz | Alteration | Silicification | 2 |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - Gold mineralization occurs in a unit of lean iron formation. The iron formation is described as brecciated, and containing quartz veins. The extent and attitude of the mineralized zone is unknown. Assays of core samples of the iron formation yielded the following results: 0.15 opt Au/1.6m; 0.10 opt Au/1.1 m; 0.06 opt Au/1.2 m; 0.18 opt Au/0.3 m.
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The volcanics in the area are carbonatized and probably silicified. The iron formation has been brecciated, with quartz veins infilling the fractures.
File - Red Lake Resident Geologists Files 1975 Balmer #68
Publication Number: AF RL 1975 Date: 1975
Author: McLean, P.C.
Publisher Name:
Location: Red Lake RGP
Map - Geological series, Balmer Township, District of Kenora (Patricia Portion)
Publication Number: P1976A Scale: 1:12,000 Date: 1978
Author: Pirie J., Grant A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
File - Red Lake Resident Geologists Files 1985 Balmer #130
Publication Number: AF RL 1985 Date: 1985
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Red Lake RGP
Part - Geology of Balmer Township
Publication Number: ARV60-10 Page: Part 10 p. 32-33 Date: 1997
Author: Chisholm E.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Gold occurrences, prospects, and deposits of the Red Lake area, volumes 1 and 2
Publication Number: OFR5558 Page: 228-229 Date: 1987
Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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