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Record: MDI000000001657

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Dome - Keigat Creek - 1985
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Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2014-Feb-24
Date Last Modified 2023-Mar-15
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Keigat Lake Area

Latitude: 51° 26' 2.35"    Longitude: -92° 10' 54.7"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 556870.94   Northing: 5698405.15    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Red Lake

NTS Grid: 52N08NE

Point Location Description: From map

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1985: Dome Exploration ltd. - conducted magnetic and electromagnetic surveys. 1986: Dome - conducted geological mapping and sampling and 19 DDH totalling 2515.07 m. 1987: Dome conducted 8 DDH totalling 1027 m. 1990: Placer Dome - conducted ground magnetic and electromagnetic surveys


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
2.8253, RL2301 52N08NW0260 52N08NW0260
14 52N08NE0014 52N08NE0014
16 52N08NE0003 52N08NE0003

Geology

Province: Superior

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Chert 1 Magnetite-Iron Formation
Granodiorite 1
Silty Sandstone 1 Wacke, Argillite, Siltstone
Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided 1

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
2PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
2PyriteEconomicGangue
BiotiteAlterationEpidotization2UnknownDisseminated

Mineralization Comments

Feb 24, 2014 (Syed Ali) - The DDH intersected narrow mineralized sections assaying 1.37 g/t Au across 0.53 m, 2.10 g/t Au across 0.42 m and 1.40 g/t Au across 0.78 m. All the intersections were hosted by silicified, sulphide-rich metasediments.



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