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Record: MDI52E10SE00004

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Gold Mountain - 1895
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1980-Jun-30
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-18
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Wiley Bay Area

Latitude: 49° 33' 4.56"    Longitude: -94° 44' 3.74"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 374552.545   Northing: 5490185.455    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52E10SE

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

1895: Shaft sunk




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Syenite 1 Syenite Adjacent
Vein 2 Contains

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5GalenaEconomicOre
10GoldEconomicOre
15PyriteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Mar 18, 2022 (Therese Pettigrew) - Quartz zone 350 ft. long by 30 ft. wide. Grab sample from the dump assayed 0.04 oz. Au/ton. Stockwork of quartz in a small syenite porphyry stock (MDC016 p. 18).



Mineral Record Details

References

Part - Geology of the north central part of the Lake of the Woods

Publication Number: ARV45-03.001 Scale:     Date: 1997

Author: Thomson J.E.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Mono - Gold deposits of the Kenora-Fort Frances area, districts of Kenora and Rainy River

Publication Number: MDC016 Scale:     Date: 1976

Author: Beard R.C., Garratt G.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

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MonoMap - Geology of the Shoal Lake-Western Peninsula area, District of Kenora

Publication Number: OFR5242 Scale:     Date: 1978

Author: Davies J.C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Compend - Summary of field work and other activities, 1987

Publication Number: MP137 Scale:     Date: 1987

Author: Barlow R.B., Cherry M.E., Colvine A.C., Dressler B.O., White O.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Mono - The geological setting of gold occurrences in the Lake of the Woods area

Publication Number: OFR5695 Scale:     Date: 1988

Author: Davies J.C., Smith P.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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