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Record: MDI52K13NE00003

General

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold

Location

Township or Area: Willans

Latitude: 51° 0' 15.99"    Longitude: -93° 34' .24"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 460236.589   Northing: 5650471.798    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Red Lake

NTS Grid: 52K13NE

Point Location Description: N/A

Location Method: Data Compilation

Exploration History

1947-60: The property was held by several parties. 1947-60: Trenching and other surface work. 1960: Conquest Exploration Ltd. 1960: 15 diamond drill holes were drilled totalling 618.1 m. 1965: Northolt Mining Corp. Ltd. 1965: Magnetometer survey and 3 diamond drill holes totalling 307 m. 1969: Cochenour Willians Gold Mines Ltd. 1969: HLEM survey completed. 1979: Selco Mining Corp. Ltd. 1979: EM and magnetometer surveys completed.2011: Work has been done in the area sporadically over the years with no significant results returning. Geochem surveys (MMI), Mag Surveys, line cutting, IP, VLF-EM and some drill holes has been conducted since 1969 by various companies. (Goldcorp, Crossroads Explorations, Ansil Resources, Placer Dome Inc, Rupert Resources and Tri Origin Exploration has all done work in the area.

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Uchi

Terrane: North Caribou

Domain: Uchi

Belt: Red Lake

Geological Age: Archean  

Metamorphism Type: Regional

Metamorphism Grade: Amphibolite

Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - GEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION: The occurrence is underlain by massive mafic metavolcanic flows. These flows have been metamorphosed to amphibolite, and contain quartz and quartz-carbonate veins up to 2 m in width. Foliation in the area strikes approximately N80deg.W and dips at 45 deg. to 50 deg. to the southwest. Most of the area is overlain by a thick mantle of sand to boulder till. DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION: Little information is recorded concerning the nature of the occurrence, but it appears that the auriferous zones are contained in quartz-carbonate veins. GEOPHYSICAL DATA: Two strong parallel EM conductors occur to the south of the prospect, and probably represent sulphide mineralization.

Lithology

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The occurrence is underlain by massive mafic metavolcanic flows. These flows have been metamorphosed to amphibolite, and contain quartz and quartz-carbonate veins up to 2 m in width. Foliation in the area strikes approximately N80deg.W and dips at 45 deg. to 50 deg. to the southwest. Most of the area is overlain by a thick mantle of sand to boulder till. DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION: Little information is recorded concerning the nature of the occurrence, but it appears that the auriferous zones are contained in quartz-carbonate veins.

Mineralization

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - No assays have been recorded but the presence of gold and silver have been noted since 1947.

Alteration Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The mafic metavolcanics have been carbonatized and silicified.

Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist's Files, Red Lake

Publication Number: RGF 1979 Date: 1979

Author: Pryslak, A.P. et al

Publisher Name:

Location: Red Lake RGP

Mono - Gold occurrences, prospects, and deposits of the Red Lake area, volumes 1 and 2

Publication Number: OFR5558 Date: 1987

Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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