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Record: MDI52F11NE00015

General

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper

Secondary Commodities: Gold

Location

Township or Area: Buchan Bay Area

Latitude: 49° 40' 9.35"    Longitude: -93° 12' 13.2"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 485303.82   Northing: 5501879.028    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52F11NE

Point Location Description: Transfer

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: Deposit Access Description: Property can be reached by boat from any of the tourist camps; the present company used Hale's Fishery located at the southeast end of Temple Bay as a convenient launching station, four miles by water from Hale's.

Exploration History

Exploration History: 1947: Robert Thompson, resident geologist at Kenora, visited the claim group. At the time, Messrs Knight, Leaming and Bittner held the claims and-were examining the 15-foot pit some 600 feet north of the No. 1 trench. 1973-74: The ground was eventually acquired by Kamlo Gold Mines Limited which engaged Barringer Research Limited of Toronto to investigate the eighteen claims. Induced polarization and resistivity, proton magnetometer and vertical loop electromagnetic surveys were carried out on all or parts of the property under the supervision of Frank Jagodits; some reconnaissance geological mapping was done along the shores of Fornieri Bay by Margaret Halladay. 1975: After an electromagnetic EM-16 survey, diamond drilling (1,063 feet) was carried out under the direction of J.D. McCannell, consulting geologist in Toronto. The drilling was done by Temcon Mining Services (Harold watts) of Thunder Bay using a small Morissette drill adapted for IAX core. 1981: The property resurfaced again as Raleigh Minerals Limited and a self potential survey was carried out on the claims on both sides of Fornieri Bay under the supervision of S. V. Burr, consulting geologist in Toronto. 1982: In the winter, five holes were drilled for a total of 1,114 feet by Ferguson Mining Services (Ralph Ferguson) using a G-15 Winky drill handling IAX core (1-3/8") and capable of drilling to 400 feet. 1983: In the summer, drilling was resumed by Raleigh Minerals limited using Ferguson Mining Services again on two of the original untested smaller anomalies. At the same time a self potential survey was carried out on some of the new land claims to the west. 'The survey indicated an unexpected merging of the two major anomalies and a 90 degree swing in strike to the north. Previous work by others in the mid-seventies, consisting of geological mapping, magnetic, I.P. and VLF surveying, had not indicated this big strike change.' (S. Burr). 1985: The 1985 diamond drilling program by Raleigh Resources Limited started in late May under the supervision of consulting geologist Stan Burr and concentrated on the north trending self potential anomaly on the west side of Fornieri Bay. The drilling was carried out by Norwescon Development Limited (Sam Duggan) of Fort Francis who drilled 3,001 feet in 25 days using a BB S-2 machine equipped for AQ core (1-1/16"). Seven holes were drilled; the deepest went to 508 feet. In summary, the historical record shows that the three main players (Erie Canadian, Kamlo, and Raleigh), despite the different approaches and methods used, have all had similar experiences with the sea of disseminated sulphides that are present on this property. (Kenora AF 52F/11NE, Z-6, Geological Report, pg.5-8)

Assessment Work on File

Geology

Province: Superior

Geological Age: Precambrian  

Geology Comments

Dec 13, 2010 (J Bongfelt) - Geology 'The property is located in the Wabigoon Volcanic Belt which is part of the Superior Province -the oldest part of the Canadian Shield. All of the rocks are of Archean (Early Precambrian) age and consist of volcanics, metasediments, basic intrusives and "granite rocks. The general geology of the area is shown on the ODM Preliminary Map No. P 242, 'Manitou Lakes Sheet' and also on Map No. 48d by W.W. Moorehouse,'Eagle Lake Area' (ODM Vol XLVIII, Pt 4). These maps show a broad north-south band of basic volcanics to the south of the property which joins a northeast trending belt on Eagle Lake to continue towards Wabigoon Lake. At this junction area in Eagle Lake, there is a broad zone of acid volcanics extending from west of Fornieri Bay eastwards for five miles towards the east end of the lake (open end of Buchan Bay). These acid volcanics consist of rhyolitic and dacitic tuff, agglomerate and flows as well as porphyries. The property covers the west end of this volcanic pile.' (Kenora AF 52F/11NE, Z-6, Geological Report, pg.9)

Lithology Comments

Dec 13, 2010 (J Bongfelt) - Lithology 'The acid tuff, rhyolite, amygdaloidal rhyolite and porphyroblastic tuff (crystal tuff) all carry on the average from 2 to 5 percent disseminated pyrite, pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite. In most cases it was deemed advisable to sample vitually all the core.' (*A much more thorough description is available in the Geological Report pg.10-13 re: Kenora AF 52F/11NE, Z-6, Geological Report).

Mineralization

Mineralization Comments

Dec 13, 2010 (J Bongfelt) - Mineralization Location #1 - Fornieri - South (E. 485168 & N. 5502203) Claim K 346344, DDH No. K-2 @ 8.8 ft = three best assays: 0.51%, 0.59%, 0.76% Cu and 0.04 Au oz/ton @ 50' and 1.04% Cu (Kenora AF 52F/11NE, H-1, Kamlo Gold Mines Ltd., Buchan Bay - 1975). Claim 612820, DDH No. K-2 & K-6: 'drilling was done southwest of Forneiri Bay; the rock was mostly rhyolitic tuff. 'In hole K-2… a fifty foot core length, from 25.0 to 75.0 (ft) averaged 0.43 percent copper. An 8.8 foot section from 91.2 to 100.0 averaged 0.51 percent copper.' (J.D. McCannell). In K-6 a section from 120.0 to 130.0 returned an assay of 0.43 percent copper. Gold values in K-2 ran from trace to 0.04 oz/t; silver values ran from 0.11 to 0.90 oz/t. Virtually all the rock was lightly mineralized with disseminated pyrite, pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite.' (Kenora AF52F/11NE, Z-6, Raleigh Resources Ltd./Hames, C. Marshal - 1985). Location #2 - Fornieri - South (E. 485274 & N. 5502097) Claim 612821, DDH No. R-83-6 = three best assays: 0.022, 0.030, 0.066 Au oz/ton - 1983. (Kenora AF52F/11NE, Z-6, Raleigh Resources Ltd./Hames, C. Marshal - 1985).

Mineral Record Details

References

File - Kenora Resident Geologist Historical File 52F/11NE 00015, Fornieri - Kamlo

Publication Number: Date: 2010

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Location: Kenora RGP

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