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MDI52F03NW00038
| Record Name(s) | Edward Konigson - 1934, A.J. Eustace - 1934 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1984-Aug-14 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold, Copper
Township or Area: Bluffpoint Lake Area
Latitude: 49° 8' 19.04" Longitude: -93° 21' 59.34"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 473269.025 Northing: 5442930.595 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52F03NW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The occurrence is located 3.6 Km (2.5 miles) north of the District boundary between Kenora and Rainy River Districts, on the northern shore of Straw Lake at its eastern end. It is 1.2 Km (0.75 mile) east of the point where a creek, joining Bluffpoint Lake with northern shore of Straw Lake, enters Straw Lake. At 1. 2 Km (0.75mile) west of the point where creek between Floyd and Straw Lakes enters eastern end of Straw Lake, the occurrence is 84 Km (52 miles) SW of Dryden and 113 Km (70 miles ) SE of Kenora.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Terrane: Western Wabigoon
Belt: Eagle-Wabigoon-Manitou
Geological Age: Precambrian
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Quartz-Rich Granitoid | 1 | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 2 | Adjacent | ||
| Mylonite/Fault Gouge/Pseudotachylite | 3 | Shear Zone | Contains | |
| Vein | 4 | Contains |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
Feb 22, 2010 (C Ravnaas) - Grade: maximum assays of 27.0-39.18 g/t Au. Thomson reported in 1934 that gold could be panned from a rust zone on two claims, K 2549 and 2550, on the north shore of Straw Lake and owned by Edward Konigson. A shaft was sunk 40 feet on the zone. At a depth of thirty feet the zone was reported to be 9 feet wide and to carry commercial values in gold. A grab sample of heavily mineralized sulphide ore, from the shaft, taken by Thomson, assayed 2.65 ounces of gold per ton. In 1933 the showing was examined by Wm. ('Hardrock' Bill) Smith and optioned by him to T.H. Rea, of Toronto. The amount of work carried out under this option is not known; the option was dropped the following year. In the ODM report for 1935 Thomson mentions this property but only to say no work had been done that year due to an ownership dispute concerning certain adjoining claims. Sylvanite Gold Mines Ltd. drilled 6 holes in 1945 for a total of 1,122 ft. Shaft samples taken gave assays of 0.02 to 0.80 oz/t Au across 12.5 ft. In 1981, Ontario Geological Survey assumed a zone 460 ft x 6 ft to 25 ft containing possible tonnage of 5,600 t at 0.40 oz/t Au. The adjacent Straw Lake Beach Vein may dip into Konigson ground below 700 ft (Historical Files NW00038, EMR#502569, Kenora Resident Geologist Office) The claims are underlain by mafic and felsic lavas, which have been intruded by massive quartz porphyries. The rock assemblage is of Early Precambrian age and belongs to Superior Strucuural Province. The gold mineralization, which is thought to be related to porphyries is found with quartz in narrow, rusty shear zones on the contact between chlorite schist and quartz porphyry. The 6 m (20 ft) wide of strong shearing strikes 280° and was traced 140 m (450 ft). Vein material, which widens to 2.7 m (9 ft) at a depth of 9 m (30 ft) consists of quartz, carbonate and schist, all heavily mineralized with pyrite and traces of chalcopyrite, along with gold. A grab sample of this heavily mineralized sulphide ore assayed 90.9 g/tonne (2.65 oz/ton) Au. Shaft sample reported 0.7 - 27.4 g/t (0.02 - 0.80 oz/ton) across 3.7 m (12.2 ft). (Historical Files NW00038, SMDR#001401, Kenora Resident Geologist Office)
Part - Geology of the Straw-Manitou lakes area
Publication Number: ARV43-04 Page: 21 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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
Location:
Mono - Gold deposits of the Kenora-Fort Frances area, districts of Kenora and Rainy River
Publication Number: MDC016 Page: 23 Date: 1976
Author: Beard R.C., Garratt G.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Mono - Geology of the Straw Lake area, districts of Kenora and Rainy River
Publication Number: OFR5292 Page: 102-104 Date: 1980
Author: Edwards G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Straw Lake area, districts of Kenora and Rainy River
Publication Number: R222 Page: 57, 58, 60 Date: 1984
Author: Edwards G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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