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| Record Name(s) | Conecho - 1950 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1982-Nov-30 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Echo
Latitude: 49° 53' 41.06" Longitude: -92° 22' 8.54"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 545317.66 Northing: 5527118.2 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52F16NW
Point Location Description: Northeast shore of Crossecho Lake
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Access via Goldlund road, approx. 16.8 miles north of Dinorwic, NW off Hwy 72.
1946: small amounts of dd by J.P.Arnott. 1950-52: Conecho Mines Ltd. carried out trenching, 2,659 ft dd in 28 holes; ~257 ft of drifting, 468 ft crosscutting from the 200 ft level of the Goldlund (Newlund) Prospect. 1984: Camreco Inc. carried out diamond drilling. 1991: Noranda Exploration Company Ltd. conducted IP and resistivity surveys. 2017: First Mining Finance Corp. drilled 100 DDH totalling 24,299 m, including several holes on this occurrence.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.57425 | 20000015783 | 20000015783 |
| 63.4603 | 52F16NW0020 | 52F16NW0020 |
| 2.14707 | 52F16NW0011 | 52F16NW0011 |
| 52F16NW-0070 | 52F16NW0025 | 52F16NW0025 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Belt: Abram-Minnitaki Lakes
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Contains | ||
| Granodiorite | 3 | dyke |
Dec 07, 2005 (D Farrow) - Mafic to intermed. metavolc intruded by granodiorite dyke.
Jun 29, 2020 (Therese Pettigrew) - The showing is hosted by quartz-filled fractures in metavolcanics (Neilson and Bray, 1981).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Gold | Economic | Ore |
Jun 29, 2020 (Therese Pettigrew) - Intermediate to mafic metavolcanics have been intruded by granodiorite dyke dipping 75 degrees SE. Coarse visible gold and associated pyrite occur in quartz-filled fractures on either side of the dyke, but assay results are not available (Ferguson et al., 1971). DDH GL-17-02 returned 1.39 g/t Au over 20 m, including 7.51 g/t Au over 2 m. DDH GL-17-094 returned 3.36 g/t Au over 2 m. DDH GL-17-095 returned 1.85 g/t Au over 2 m. DDH GL-17-084 retuned 3.91 g/t Au over 34 m, including 41.93 g/t Au over 2 m. DDH GL-17-105 returned 1.90 g/t Au over 10 m, including 9.14 g/t Au over 2 m (Assessment report 20000015783).
File - Resident Geologist files 52F16NW-0081
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Location: Kenora RGP
Mono - Recent activities in the Sioux Lookout area
Publication Number: PR1951-01 Page: 5-6 Date: 1998
Author: Chisholm E.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 1, districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Rainy River, and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: MDC013 Page: 139 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A., Groen H.A., Haynes R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Mono - Gold deposits of the Kenora-Fort Frances area, districts of Kenora and Rainy River
Publication Number: MDC016 Page: 13 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: I-1 Date: 1981
Author: Neilson J.N., Bray R.C.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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