Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Straw Lake - 1933, Lucy - 1933 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1984-Aug-14 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Aug-05 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Kaiarskons Lake Area
Latitude: 49° 7' 27.01" Longitude: -93° 24' 2.21"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 470771.018 Northing: 5441336.585 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52F03NW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Terrane: Western Wabigoon
Belt: Eagle-Wabigoon-Manitou
Geological Age: Precambrian
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Contains |
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Feb 19, 2010 (C Ravnaas) - GRADE: GRAB SAMPLES RAN 0.15-0.52 OPT AU. In the Fall of 1933 William Lucy of Fort Frances discovered gold on the south side of Straw Lake, on claims K 4016 and 4017 , in a feldspar porphyry dyke, which contained a network of quartz veins and stringers. The dyke, which varied in width from 0.9 to 4.5 metres, was traced about 610.0 metres. Nine pits were sunk on the dyke, between 3.0 meters and 4.8 metres deep. Grab samples of the quartz were reported to run from 0.15 to 0.52 ounces of gold per ton. The Straw Lake Syndicate financed this work but did not report any further development. In 1981, the Ontario Geological Survey notes little work done, no dimensions given so not able to estimate tonnage but appears to be a fair prospect for exploration because of location. Gold is associated with quartz veins in a feldspar porphyry dyke. The dyke is from 1.0 to 4.5 metres wide and has been traced for 610.0 metres. The strike of the dyke changes from 095° to 125° as it crosses the property. The dip is vertical. The country rock into which t he dyke has been intruded is basaltic greenstone with a small amount of interbanded rhyolite and sericite schist. (Historical Files 52F/03NW00003, SMDR#01402, Kenora Resident Geologist Office)
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 5 | Gold | Economic | Ore |
Feb 19, 2010 (C Ravnaas) - GRADE: GRAB SAMPLES RAN 0.15-0.52 OPT AU. In the Fall of 1933 William Lucy of Fort Frances discovered gold on the south side of Straw Lake, on claims K 4016 and 4017 , in a feldspar porphyry dyke, which contained a network of quartz veins and stringers. The dyke, which varied in width from 0.9 to 4.5 metres, was traced about 610.0 metres. Nine pits were sunk on the dyke, between 3.0 meters and 4.8 metres deep. Grab samples of the quartz were reported to run from 0.15 to 0.52 ounces of gold per ton. The Straw Lake Syndicate financed this work but did not report any further development. In 1981, the Ontario Geological Survey notes little work done, no dimensions given so not able to estimate tonnage but appears to be a fair prospect for exploration because of location. Gold is associated with quartz veins in a feldspar porphyry dyke. The dyke is from 1.0 to 4.5 metres wide and has been traced for 610.0 metres. The strike of the dyke changes from 095° to 125° as it crosses the property. The dip is vertical. The country rock into which t he dyke has been intruded is basaltic greenstone with a small amount of interbanded rhyolite and sericite schist. (Historical Files 52F/03NW00003, SMDR#01402, Kenora Resident Geologist Office)
Book - HISTORICAL FILE KENORA OFFICE
Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996
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Part - Geology of the Straw-Manitou lakes area
Publication Number: ARV43-04 Page: 26 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 1, districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Rainy River, and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: MDC013 Page: 240 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A., Groen H.A., Haynes R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
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Mono - Gold deposits of the Kenora-Fort Frances area, districts of Kenora and Rainy River
Publication Number: MDC016 Page: 38 Date: 1976
Author: Beard R.C., Garratt G.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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Mono - Geology of the Straw Lake area, districts of Kenora and Rainy River
Publication Number: OFR5292 Page: 108 Date: 1980
Author: Edwards G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Mono - Feasibility of small scale gold mining in northwestern Ontario (parts of the districts of Kenora, Rainy River, and Thunder Bay), volume 1, text, volume 2, appendices
Publication Number: OFR5332 Page: 46-47 Date: 1981
Author: Neilson J.N., Bray R.C.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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MonoMap - Geology of the Straw Lake area, districts of Kenora and Rainy River
Publication Number: R222 Page: 59, 62 Date: 1984
Author: Edwards G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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