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| Record Name(s) | Bedivere Gold - 1989, Traxxin - 2016 |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2016-Jul-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Bedivere Lake Area
Latitude: 48° 50' 51.07" Longitude: -90° 53' 50.58"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 654255 Northing: 5412637 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South
NTS Grid: 52B15SW
Point Location Description: GPS
Location Method: Field Visit with GPS
Access Description: The Bedivere Lake gold occurrence is located approximately 130 km northwest of Thunder Bay and 55 km northeast of Atikokan in the Bedivere Lake Area. Access to the claim group is via Highway 11, northwest if Thunder Bay to the Brule Road. Travel along Brule Road for 25 km to the Bedivere Lake boat launch. While traveling along the Brule Road, take the right branch at 7 km (hydro-line), stay to the left at 11.25 km, take the left branch at 17.75 km, take the left branch at 20.8 km, and take the left branch at 23 km. The Bedivere gold occurrence can be accessed by motorized boat or canoe, 5 km west of the boat launch. Four-wheel drive with high clearance is advised as the final 2 km of the bush road to the boat launch is in poor condition.
1980: Airborne Electromagnetic and Total Intensity Magnetic Survey of the Atikokan-Mine Centre Area, Eastern part, Districts of Rainy River and Thunder Bay by Questor Surveys Limited. 1989: Trenching, sampling and assays by Fern Elizabeth Gold Exp. Ltd. 2012: Staking of the property by M. Frymire, A. Schneider and J. Brown, who conducted prospecting and sampling. 2014: prospecting and sampling. 2015: Prospecting, manual stripping, sampling, assays by M. Frymire and A. Schneider. 2016: The prospectors of Traxxin Resources discovered a very high-grade sample near the shore of Bedivere Lake. Benton Resources Inc. optioned the property and carried out prospecting, soil sampling, trenching, an IP survey, and airborne mag and EM surveys. 2017: Benton drilled 21 DDH totalling 1245 m.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 2.12746 | 52B15SE0030 | 52B15SE0030 |
| 2.52503 | 20000007353 | 20000007353 |
| 2.55195 | 20000008301 | 20000008301 |
| 52B15SW-041 | 20000014120 | 20000014120 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Terrane: Marmion
Geological Age: Archean
Jul 13, 2016 (Andrew Tims) - The Bedivere Lake Property is underlain by biotite tonalite to granodiorite of the Marmion batholith and the metamorpjosed volcanic, sedimentary and plutonic rocks if the Lac des Milles Lacs greenstone belt (Stone 2005). Mafic metavolcanic rocks, probably xenolithic inclusions, were observed to the west and adjacent to a northeast-trending (020 to 025°) quartz vein structure. The vein system can be traced intermittently for approximately 205 m, ranging from steeply dipping to 60° southeast, due to poor bedrock exposure the width of vein cannot be precisely determined but is estimated to be approximately 2 to 3 m.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
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| Tonalite | 2 | Biotite Tonalite To Granodiorite | Host | |
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Xenolithic Inclusions | Host |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 3 | Quartz | Economic And Alteration | Gangue | Silicification | 1 | ||
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| Carbonate | Alteration | Carbonatization | 1 | Extreme | Replacement | ||
| Pyrite | Alteration | Pyritic | 2 | Unknown | Replacement | ||
| Fuchsite | Alteration | Carbonatization | 3 | Unknown | Replacement | ||
| Sericite | Alteration | Sericitization | 4 | Unknown | Replacement | ||
| Hematite | Alteration | Hematization | 5 | Unknown | Replacement |
Jul 13, 2016 (Andrew Tims) - The southwestern exposure of the vein consist of highly fractured white "bull" quartz (± red hematitic? staining). Approximately 100m northeast of the swamp, the quartz vein varies from glassy white to clear quartz (± carbonate stringers, ± pyrite). 150 m northeast of the swamp the vein develops into a quartz stockwork hosted within a highly foliated, light lime green sericitic rock with associated intense carbonate alteration (±pyrite, fuchsite).
Apr 27, 2018 (Therese Pettigrew) - Grab samples collected by Traxxin Resources in 2016 returned assays up to 41 opt Au (1281 gpt Au). The Traxxin occurrence has been traced on surface for 250 m (Benton Resources Nov 1, 2016 press release). DDH BED-17-001 sampled up to 11.10 gpt Au over 1.0 m from 18.9-19.9 m. DDH BED-17-03 assayed up to 37.30 gpt Au over 1.0 m from 22.7 to 23.7 m (Benton Resources Aug 17, 2017 press release). DDH BED-17-022 assayed 7.65 gpt Au over 1 m from 124.6-125.6 m, and 9.11 gpt Au over 1 m from 129-130 m. DDH BED-18-023 assayed 5.47 gpt Au over 1 m from 37.4-38.4 m (Benton Resources Mar 29, 2018 press release).
Date: Aug 13, 2015
Geologist: Dorothy Campbell
Notes: Sampling in 2015 by RGP staff returned gold values ranging from anomalous up to 1.04 g/t Au, 2.63 g/t Au, 4.23 g/t Au and 5.21 g/t Au. All four samples ranging from 1.04 g/t to 5.21 g/t Au, were collected from “bull” white to smoky grey quartz with blebby pyrite, in the vicinity of 15DCBL011 (654256E 5412637N).
Publication - Report on the geology of the area covered by the Seine River and Lake Shebandowan map sheets comprising portions of Rainy River and Thunder Bay districts, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC AnnRep V10 Date: 1897
Author: W.McInnes
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/293883
Map - Province of Ontario, Thunder Bay and Rainy River districts (Seine River Sheet) [No.6]; Geological Survey of Canada, Multicoloured Geological Map no. 560
Publication Number: GSC Map 560 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1897
Author: Smith, W H; McInnes, W
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/107611
Map - Quetico Sheet (east half), Thunder Bay and Rainy River districts, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, "A" Series Map 432A
Publication Number: GSC Map 432A Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1938
Author: Tanton, T.L.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/107620
Map - Atikokan-Lakehead sheet, geological compilation series, Kenora, Rainy River and Thunder Bay districts
Publication Number: M2065 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1997
Author: Pye E.G., Fenwick K.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Western Lac des Mille Lacs area, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: M2022 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: Irvine T.N.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geophysical/geochemical series, Atikokan-Mine Centre area (eastern part), airborne electromagnetic survey, total intensity magnetic survey, districts of Rainy River and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: M80522 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 1981
Author: Questor Surveys Ltd.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Atikokan Area High Density Lake Sediment and Water Geochemical Survey, Northwestern Ontario: New Au and PGE Exploration Targets
Publication Number: OFR5986 Date: 1999
Author: Dyer R.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Atikokan area lake sediment survey: Au and PGEs - Operation Treasure Hunt
Publication Number: OFR6034 Date: 2000
Author: Ontario Geological Survey
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Data - Au and PGE Data, Atikokan Area Lake Sediment Survey - Operation Treasure Hunt
Publication Number: MRD063 Date: 2000
Author: Dyer R.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Bedivere Lake Area
Publication Number: P3523 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2005
Author: Stone D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 2008, Resident Geologist Program, Thunder Bay South Regional Resident Geologist Report: Thunder Bay South District
Publication Number: OFR6234 Date: 2009
Author: Scott J.F., Campbell D.A., Hinz P., Komar C.L., Brunelle M.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Data - GIS Compilation of Geospatial Data from the Atikokan Area, Northwestern Ontario
Publication Number: MRD262 Date: 2009
Author: Campbell D.A., Siemieniuk S., Scott J.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Data - Ontario Airborne Geophysical Surveys, Magnetic Data, Grid and Profile Data (ASCII and Geosoft® Formats) and Vector Data, Marmion Lake Area
Publication Number: GDS1066 Date: 2009
Author: Ontario Geological Survey
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Precambrian Geology of the Central Wabigoon Subprovince, Northwestern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5422 Date: 2010
Author: Stone D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 2015, Resident Geologist Program, Thunder Bay South Regional Resident Geologist Report: Thunder Bay South District
Publication Number: OFR6316 Date: 2016
Author: Puumala M.A., Campbell D.A., Tuomi R.D., Tims A., Debicki R.L., Pettigrew T.K., Brunelle M.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Data - Lake Sediment and Water Geochemistry Data from the Atikokan-Lumby Lake Area, Northwestern Ontario
Publication Number: MRD043 Date: 1999
Author: Dyer R.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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