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MDI52K13NW00021
| Record Name(s) | Redaurum - Camp Zone - 1944, Orelock Exploration - Redaurum Camp Zone East - 1977, Redaurum - Red Lake Claims - 1944 |
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| Related Record Type | Partial |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-10 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Aug-31 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Baird
Latitude: 50° 59' 58.01" Longitude: -93° 55' 35.45"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 434986.614 Northing: 5650172.047 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52K13NW
Point Location Description: Third DDH of group of 5 claim K1541 map 2072
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1936-38: Paulore Gold Mines trenched for 198.25 m, drilled 24 holes totalling 1711.66 m, started a vertical shaft to 100.65 m with levels at 13.73 m, 45.75 m, and 91.5 m, lateral development of 297.38 m, and 22 underground drill holes totalling 821.98 m. 1937: Rajah Red Lake Gold Mines drilled seven surface holes totalling approximately 1200 m. 1939: Howey Gold Mines Ltd. drilled two holes totalling 289.32 m. 1944-1946: Redaurum Red Lake Gold Mines incorporated; completed 4575 m of drilling. 1977: Company name changed to Orelock Explorations Ltd. 1978: performed geophysical surveys (magnetometer and VLF-EM) and 2 drill holes totalling 185.14 m. 1979: Completed 6 drill holes totalling 570.1 m.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Terrane: North Caribou
Domain: Uchi
Belt: Red Lake
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: U. Greenschist
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - Much of the Redaurum property is underlain by mafic metavolcanic flows and a few mafic to ultramafic sills and/or dikes. Rock units generally strike east-west and dip steeply to the south. Adjacent to the strong NE striking lineament extending from Paulore Lake along Dam Creek, the mafic flows have been almost completely altered to massive carbonate. A thin band (150 m) of felsic volcanics outcrops in the north-central part of the property. Intercalated with both the felsic and mafic volcanics are several relativeluy narrow and apparently discontinuous bands of iron formation. The gold mineralization occurs in a zone of quartz stringers and silicified country rock.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Carbonatized, Silicified | Flows | Adjacent |
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| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Stringers | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - Adjacent to the NE striking lineament the mafic flows have been almost completely altered to massive carbonate. The mafic metavolcanics have been enriched in CO2, As, and SiO2. A few mafic to ultramafic sills cut the mafic volcanics. A thin band of felsic metavolcanics occurs to the north. Minor bands of iron formation are intercalated with both the felsic and mafic metavolcanics.
| 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 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Carbonate | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Silica | Alteration | Silicification | 1 | Strong | Replacement |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The gold mineralization occurs in a zone of quartz stringers and silicified country rock averaging approximately 7.6 m in width. Locally carbonate, pyrite, and arsenopyrite are abundant. The arsenopyrite is fine grained, needle-like in habit and occurs partly as streaks and partly as disseminations in the silicified zone. Gold mineralization is always accompanied by quartz and strong silification and generally by fine grained arsenopyrite. Values obtained in the eastern part of the Camp Zone, both from trenching and drilling were generally low, only occasionally approaching 0.10 oz/ton Au.
Aug 31, 2022 (Q Unknown) - 1940: assays from trenches range from tr. to 0.33 opt Au, generally values <0.04.
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The gold mineralization occurs in a zone of quartz stringers and silicified country rock. Gold mineralization is always accompanied by quartz and strong silification.
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
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| Redaurum Camp Zone (E and W) | 1986 | Possible | 22450 | OFR 6180, Table 14 (AF: Barclay 1986) | Grade: 4.46 g/t Au (24 750 tons of 0.13 opt Au) - also recorded under Camp Zone West (MDI52N04SW00046) - See also MDI52K13NW00009, MDI52N04SW00047, MDI52N04SW00049, MDI52N04SW00046 for other Redaurum zones. |
File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1943-46 Baird #25
Publication Number: AF BAIRD25 Date: 1946
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Red Lake RGP
Map - Baird Township, eastern part, Kenora District
Publication Number: M2072 Scale: 1:12,000 Date: 1997
Author: Ferguson S.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Book - ODM 1940 V.49 PT.2 P.191-198:GEOLOGY AND MINRL DEPS OF THE RED LAKE AREA
Publication Number: ODM V49 Date: 1940
Author: Horwood, H.C.
Publisher Name:
Location: Red Lake RGP
MonoMap - Geology of the eastern part of Baird Township, District of Kenora
Publication Number: R039 Page: 30-32 Date: 1997
Author: Ferguson S.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Gold occurrences, prospects, and deposits of the Red Lake area, volumes 1 and 2
Publication Number: OFR5558 Page: 11-12 Date: 1987
Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
File - 1946 Resident Geologist's Files, Red Lake
Publication Number: AF RL1946 Date: 1946
Author: Bishop, E.G.
Publisher Name:
Location: Red Lake RGP
File - 1944, Resident Geologist's Files, Red Lake
Publication Number: AF RL1944 Date: 1944
Author: Buckles, H.
Publisher Name:
Location: Red Lake RGP
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