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MDI52N04SW00338
| Record Name(s) | Follansbee - Altered Sediment Occurrence - 1987 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1997-Feb-02 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-06 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Dome
Latitude: 51° 3' 15.71" Longitude: -93° 47' 46.83"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 444186.63 Northing: 5656171.992 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52N04SW
Point Location Description: Transfer/DDH
Location Method: Data Compilation
Pre-1945: J. Follansbee carried out trenching, and 2 X-ray drill holes. 1945-46: Follansbee Red Lake Gold Mines was incorporated and performed magnetometer and geological surveys, 762.5 m of trenching, and drilled 11 holes totalling 1447.5 m. 1978: 6 holes drilled totalling 854 m. 1980: Property optioned to Kenergy Resources Corp.
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) - The Follansbee property is underlain by felsic volcanics, mafic volcanics and sediments. Mafic volcanics occur in the northern portion of the property, and consists of pillowed flows. The felsic volcanics outcrop in the central portion of the property. Clastic and chemical sedimentary rocks underlie the southern portion of the property. All of the units strike approximately east-west and dip nearly vertically.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic pillowed flow | 1 | Altered | Pillowed Flows | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Adjacent | ||
| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 3 | Altered | Sedimentary Rocks | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The mafic volcanics consist of pillowed flows.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| Silica | Alteration | Silicification | 1 | ||||
| Carbonate | Alteration | Carbonatization | 2 |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - Gold is reported to occur in a zone of silicified and carbonatized sedimentary rocks.
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The country rocks have been silicified and carbonatized.
File - 1946, Resident Geologist's Files, Red Lake
Publication Number: AF RL 1946 Date: 1946
Author: Cluff, J.A.
Publisher Name:
Location: Red Lake RGP
MonoMap - Geology of Dome Township, District of Kenora
Publication Number: R045 Page: 60-61 Date: 1997
Author: Ferguson S.A.
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: 425 Date: 1987
Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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