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MDI52F08NW00043
| Record Name(s) | McLean - 1941 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1986-Jul-18 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-30 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Molybdenum
Township or Area: Kawashegamuk Lake Area
Latitude: 49° 29' 37.02" Longitude: -92° 18' 31.01"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 550067.817 Northing: 5482560.798 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52F08NW, 52F09SW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The occurrence is located about 4.0 km south of the southern boundary of Melgund Township and 1.6 km west of Mile 51 on Nivers 5th Meridian Line. It is situated 1.2 km west of the western shores of Mennin Lake and 1.2 km east of the eastern shores of Church Lake. The occurrence is 49.9 km SE of Dryden. (Kenora RGP, SMDR#001547, Historical Files - F08NW00043)
1941: Mclean Syndicate staked the property. 1943: Optioned to Sylvanite Gold mines Ltd. Some surficial exploration and examination of the by the company. 1977: Optioned to Selco mining Mining Corporation Ltd. Exploration program including line cutting and electromagnetic and magnetic surveys conducted over the claim group by the company.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 2.2562 | 52F09NW0015 | 52F09NW0015 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Terrane: Western Wabigoon
Belt: Eagle-Wabigoon-Manitou
Geological Age: Precambrian
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mylonite/Fault Gouge/Pseudotachylite | 1 | Shear Zone | Contains |
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| Vein | 2 | Contains |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Gold | Economic | Ore |
May 30, 2022 (Q Unknown) - All three types of volcanics - mafic, felsic and intermediate rocks form host rocks for large auriferous quartz lenses and stringers which can be found in a shear zone striking 276°. There are also large blocks of heavily carbonated rocks nearby. The rocks belong to the Superior Structural Province. A quartz vein was trenched for 365.8 m. The vein is occupying a major break in a shear zone and the trenching has been done alone its strike. Assays returned 5.8 g/t (0 .17 oz/t) of Au and 3.1 g/t (0 .09 oz/t) of Au. (OFR 5332, pt.2, p. F-6) (Kenora RGP, SMDR#001547, Historical Files - 52F08NW00043)
Mono - Gold deposits of the Kenora-Fort Frances area, districts of Kenora and Rainy River
Publication Number: MDC016 Page: 29 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: 44 Date: 1981
Author: Neilson J.N., Bray R.C.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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