Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI52F05SW00038
| Record Name(s) | Millree No. 5 Vein - 1945, Millree East - 1945 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-24 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Dogpaw Lake Area
Latitude: 49° 15' 38.8" Longitude: -93° 50' 36.27"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 438634 Northing: 5456788 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52F05SW
Point Location Description: Location estimated from map in AFRI 52F05SW0058
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1944: claims staked by Millree Prospecting Syndicate. 1945: Sylvanite Gold Mines acquired the property and conducted trenching and sampling. 1980: Noranda Exploration Company Ltd. conducted prospecting, geological mapping, sampling, a soil geochemistry survey, and IP and magnetic surveys. 1983: Frances Resources Ltd. conducted geological mapping, trenching, and sampling. 2011: Metals Creek Resources conducted prospecting and sampling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 52F04NW R-3, 63.4152 | 52F05SW0093 | 52F05SW0093 |
| 2.4075 | 52F05SW0108 | 52F05SW0108 |
| 63.4355 | 52F05SW0058 | 52F05SW0058 |
| 63.4898 | 52F05SW0025 | 52F05SW0025 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Diorite | 1 | Diorite | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Host |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Carbonate | Economic And Alteration | Gangue | Carbonatization | 1 | Strong | Massive |
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Sep 15, 2017 (C Ravnaas) - Best assay: 0.068 opt Au (2.1 gpt Au) over 2.0 ft (AFRI 52F05SW0058).
Sep 15, 2017 (Therese Pettigrew) - Mineralization in transverse fractures mostly in diorite. The #5 vein is parallel to the #2 vein, about 950 feet to the east. It has been traced for about 400 feet, and consists of a strong carbonatized zone 12 feet wide in diorite. It is well mineralized and is cut by numerous quartz stringers and veinlets, several of which pan gold. The best assays are: 0.26 opt over 18 feet; 0.09 opt over 6 feet. This vein has not been drilled (AFRI 52F05SW0025).
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
MonoMap - Geology of the Cedartree Lake area, District of Kenora
Publication Number: R134 Page: 41-44 Date: 1976
Author: Davies J.C., Morin J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Mono - Gold deposits of the Kenora-Fort Frances area, districts of Kenora and Rainy River
Publication Number: MDC016 Page: 28 Date: 1976
Author: Beard R.C., Garratt G.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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: B-10 Date: 1981
Author: Neilson J.N., Bray R.C.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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