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MDI52F03SE00003
| Record Name(s) | Cracker Jack - 1900 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-24 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Vista Lake Area
Latitude: 49° 7' 17.62" Longitude: -93° 10' 5.28"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 487732.177 Northing: 5440983.049 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52F03SE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The exact location of this property is uncertain but it is suspected that it is on one of the patented claims near South Bay, Manitou Stretch (Beard and Garrett, 1976). (OFR 5753, p.89, 90, 1990).
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Terrane: Western Wabigoon
Belt: Eagle-Wabigoon-Manitou
Geological Age: Precambrian
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Gold | Economic | Ore |
Mar 16, 2022 (Q Unknown) - WIDTH: 80 CM VEIN SHOWS VISIBLE GOLD (RPM 1899-03-03). The property which was worked by Crackerjack Gold Mining Company Limited was described by Bow (1900) "...situated on the south shore of the long arm (known as the Manitou Stretch) of the Lower Manitou lake, about 10 miles from the main body ...is a fine-grained schist which weathers white and brown. The veins consist of zones impregnated with stringers of quartz...two shafts 40 and 45 feet deep on different veins...a third had been sunk 19 feet." (OFR 5753, p. 89, 90, 1990)
Book - DAILY TIMES JOURNAL 1900-11-17
Publication Number: N/A Scale: Date: 1996
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Part - Mines of northwestern Ontario
Publication Number: ARV09.003 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Bow J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau 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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Mono - Geology, gold mineralization and property visits in the area investigated by the Dryden-Ignace economic geologist, 1984-1987
Publication Number: OFR5723 Scale: Date: 1989
Author: Parker J.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Book - RAT PORTAGE MINER 1899-03-03
Publication Number: N/A Scale: Date: 1996
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Book - RAT PORTAGE MINER 1899-08-03
Publication Number: N/A Scale: Date: 1996
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