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| Record Name(s) | Redwood Gold Mines Ltd - 1987 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1996-Dec-31 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Heyson
Latitude: 50° 58' 9.21" Longitude: -93° 52' 51.78"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 438136.584 Northing: 5646771.993 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52K13NE
Point Location Description: N/A
Location Method: Data Compilation
Redwood Gold Mines Ltd., as incorporated in 1936 to develop the property. In the fall of 1936, prospecting stripping and trenching were carried out. Early in 1937, 5 ddh's totalling 598 m were completed. In 1944, a geological survey was completed on the northwestern claims of the property.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Terrane: North Caribou
Domain: Uchi
Belt: Red Lake
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Amphibolite
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - GEOLGICAL DESCRIPTION: The claims are underlain by mafic and velsic volcanic rocks. The volcanic rocks were intrudeb by dikes of quartz porphyry and dikes and masses of diorite and gabbro. The southern part of the property is underlain by the Faulkenham Lake Granite stock. DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION: Very low gold values were obtained from narrow quartz veins. ECONOMIC FEATURES: Only very low gold values were returned from diamond drill core.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Unsubdivided | Adjacent |
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| Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Unsubdivided | Adjacent | |
| Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry | 3 | Quartz Porphyry | Porphyritic | Adjacent |
| Quartz Diorite | 4 | Adjacent | ||
| Vein | 5 | Quartz Vein | Host |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - Only low gold values were found from diamond drill cores.
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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Part - Geology and mineral deposits of the Red Lake area
Publication Number: ARV49-02 Page: 202-203 Date: 1998
Author: Horwood H.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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