Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI52J04NE00005
| Record Name(s) | Clamshell Lake - 1921, Auralee Mine - 1947, Gordon Group - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Oct-25 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold, Copper
Township or Area: Sharron Lake Area
Latitude: 50° 8' 18.12" Longitude: -91° 34' 32.44"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 601781.87 Northing: 5554986.36 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52J04NE
Point Location Description: N/A
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1921: J. Paquette discovered a number of gold occurrences. 1947: Auralee Gold Mines drilled 8 DDH totalling 489.8 m. 1973: Oja Ltd. drilled 2 DDH totalling 62.5 m. 1998: Cameco Corporation carried out trenching and sampling. 2006: N.W.T. Copper Mines Ltd. carried out prospecting and sampling. 2008: Carina Energy Inc. drilled 3 DDH totalling 729 m. 2017: Group Ten Metals compiled historic geophysics and reanalysed the data looking for new targets.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 52J04NE0012 | 52J04NE0033 | 52J04NE0033 |
| 2.45344 | 20000004793 | 20000004793 |
| 2.19515 | 52J04NE2002 | 52J04NE2002 |
| 52J04NE0011B1 | 52J04NE0029 | 52J04NE0029 |
| 2.57938 | 20000015248 | 20000015248 |
| 2.34750 | 20000002088 | 20000002088 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Terrane: Western Wabigoon
Belt: Abram-Minnitaki Lakes
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Diorite | 1 | Diorite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Rhyolite | ||
| Vein | 3 | Quartz Carbonate | Host |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Gold | Economic | Ore |
Aug 27, 2018 (R Tuomi) - 1946: surface chip samples average assay 0.32 opt Au.
Aug 27, 2018 (Therese Pettigrew) - The showing is described as two quartz veins with free gold (Ferguson et al., 1971). A 1960 DDH assayed 1.5 opt Au over 2.0 m, with visible gold reported. Samples collected by N.W.T. Copper in 2006 assayed from 0.23 gpt Au to 7.95 gpt Au and up to 2.42% Cu. The samples were collected from a quartz carbonate zone with carbonate alteration and chalcopyrite. Two veins were located, 2-3 m wide and separated by 4 m. The host rock is described as silicified mafic with stringer veins and irregularly shaped granite (AFRI 20000002088).
File - Clippings 1946-47
Publication Number: Date: 1996
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Location: Kenora RGP
Map - Geological series, Zarn Lake area (northern part), District of Kenora
Publication Number: P2232 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1979
Author: Page R.O., Moller E.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 1, districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Rainy River, and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: MDC013 Page: 245 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A., Groen H.A., Haynes R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
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