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MDI52F07NE00009
| Record Name(s) | Paymaster - 1903 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1984-Feb-02 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Mar-06 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Boyer Lake Area
Latitude: 49° 26' 23.58" Longitude: -92° 41' 37.41"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 522203.807 Northing: 5476402.334 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52F07NE
Point Location Description: General
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The occurrence is located on the west side of lower Kabagukski Lake, adjacent to the east side of the Big Master property. It is located in claim K 4882 (part of HW 20, at about 0.8 km NNE of the northern shores of Selby Lake, about 1.6 km ESE of Goldrock community and 42 km SE of Dryden. The shaft is just south of the SE corner of claim HP 367. (Historical File F07NE00009, SMDR#001417, Kenora Resident Geologist Office)
1903: Work started in fall of this year. 1904: Owned by the Northern Development Company. High grade ore at 100 ft. level. 1905: Shaft to 200 ft with short cross-cuts at 100 and 200 ft levels. 1906: Shaft 241 ft with 163 ft of development at the 200 ft. level. New machinery installed. 1907: Work continued. 1908: Shaft 300 ft. deep. No additional work on first level but a second and third level under development. 1909: Northern Development Company are still owners. More second hand third level drifting. 1910: Operations at the mine ceased entirely after a month’s mill run was run through the new mill. Total mine workings are vague but appear to be 325 ft. deep, 335 ft. cross cutting, 610 ft. drifting, 110 ft. in 2 raises. (Property Visit, File F07NE00009, J. Parker, 1985, Kenora Resident Geologist Office) 2010-14: Manitou Gold conducted an IP survey and drilled 104 DDH totaling 19,445 m. 2013: Manitou Gold conducted an exploration program including geochemical surveys, trenching, structural mapping and channel sampling. 2018: Manitou Gold Inc. completed a diamond drill program consisting of 16 drill holes totaling 2,078 m, assaying and analyses. 2022: Manitou Gold Inc. sold the property to Dryden Gold Corp. 2023-2024: Dryden Gold Corp. completed a diamond drill program consisting of 13 drill holes totaling 1,613 m.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 20000020786 | 20000020786 | |
| 52F07NE SSS-5 / 2.51929 | 20000009003 | 20000009003 |
| 52F07NE SSS-9 / 2.53642 | 20000013606 | 20000013606 |
| 52F07NE SSS-11 / 2.55993 | 20000014307 | 20000014307 |
| 20000019036 | 20000019036 |
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 24, 2010 (C Ravnaas) - Early Precambrian mafic volcanic rocks and porphyritic diabases form country rocks for NE - striking lenticular quartz veins, containing bands of schistose material. The rock assemblage belongs to Superior Structural Province. Two parallel veins occur 9 metres apart and are 05 - 0.6 metre wide on surface, with No. 2 vein reported 3.3 metre wide on the 61 metre level. These veins carry little pyrite and apparently low gold values. A grab sample of quartz taken from the dump in 1933, assayed $.20/ton of gold. A one month test run was made in the ten-stamp mill in 1910. There is no record of the bullion which was recovered. (Historical File F07NE00009, SMDR#001417, Kenora Resident Geologist Office)
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
Feb 24, 2010 (C Ravnaas) - 10 stamp mill. The Paymaster mine at Gold Rock, on Upper Manitou Lake, was adjacent to the east side of the Big Master property (52 F/1. Au 3). It was on an 83 acre location, H.W. 20, and was owned by the Northern Development Co. of Detroit and operated by them from 1903 to 1910. A vertical shaft was sunk 99.0 metres on one of two lenticular quartz veins which were 9.1 metres apart and had a northeast strike direction. The No. 1 vein was 1.5 ft. to 2 ft. wide on the surface, and while the No. 2 vein could not be seen on surface by Thomson in 1933, it was reported to be 11 ft. wide at the 200 ft. level. Levels were established at 100 ft., 200 ft., and 300 ft., and about 200 feet of cross-cutting and drifting were done on each of the lower two levels. There are no figures available for the tenor of the ore although a grab sample taken from the dump by Thomson in 1933 assayed $0.20 gold/ton. A 10-stamp mill was erected in 1910 and a test run was made for a period of one month atfer which the entire operation was closed down. (Historical File F07NE00009, EMR# 502608, Resident Geologist Office) Early Precambrian mafic volcanic rocks and porphyritic diabases form country rocks for NE - striking lenticular quartz veins, containing bands of schistose material. The rock assemblage belongs to Superior Structural Province. Two parallel veins occur 9 metres apart and are 05 - 0.6 metre wide on surface, with No. 2 vein reported 3.3 metre wide on the 61 metre level. These veins carry little pyrite and apparently low gold values. A grab sample of quartz taken from the dump in 1933, assayed $.20/ton of gold. A one month test run was made in the ten-stamp mill in 1910. There is no record of the bullion which was recovered. (Historical File F07NE00009, SMDR#001417, Kenora Resident Geologist Office)
Mar 06, 2024 (Sheree Hinz) - Drilling done by Dryden Gold Corp. in 2023 intersected a new high-grade shoot on Big Master One with drill hole KW-23-018 intersecting 6.66 g/t Au over 4.30 m, including 44.80 g/t Au over 0.27 m. Drill hole KW-23-007 intersected 20.93 g/t Au over 0.69 m including 36.70 g/t Au over 0.39 m (Dryden Gold Corp. Press Release February 21, 2024).
Press Release - Dryden Gold Intersects 26.11g/t gold over 3.16 meters in First Drill Program on the Gold Rock Camp within the Dryden Gold District, Ontario
Publication Number: Press Release Date: 2024
Author: Kolb, M.J.
Publisher Name: Dryden Gold Corp
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Part - Gold fields of Lake of the Woods, Manitou and Dryden
Publication Number: ARV20-01.006 Page: 186 Date: 1998
Author: Parsons A.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Mono - Gold deposits of the Kenora-Fort Frances area, districts of Kenora and Rainy River
Publication Number: MDC016 Page: 32 Date: 1976
Author: Beard R.C., Garratt G.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Mono - Geology of the Boyer Lake-Meggisi Lake area, District of Kenora
Publication Number: OFR5263 Page: 153 Date: 1979
Author: Blackburn C.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Boyer Lake-Meggisi Lake area, District of Kenora
Publication Number: R202 Page: 87 Date: 1981
Author: Blackburn C.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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