Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Carricona - 2019, Carricona No. 3 Showing - 1938 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-May-12 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Heyson
Latitude: 50° 58' 11.27" Longitude: -93° 51' 52.86"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 439286.581 Northing: 5646821.982 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52K13NW
Point Location Description: N/A
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Carricona Gold Mines Ltd. was organized in 1938 to acquire the property. 1938: Surface work. c. 1944: At least 13 drill holes were completed (depths not recorded). 1980: Minorex Ltd. staked a portion of the property. 2019-2021: Pacton Gold completed across the Red Lake Gold Project that includes Faulkenham a high-resolution magnetic, VLF, EM and Lidar survey and soil sampling. Diamond drilling targeting Carricona with holes PAC-19-011 to PAC-19-018A and PAC-20-053 to PAC-21-061.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 20000020162 | 20000020162 | |
| 20000019950 | 20000019950 | |
| 20000020223 | 20000020223 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Terrane: North Caribou
Domain: Uchi
Belt: Red Lake
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: U. GS-Amphib
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The southern and central parts of the property are underlain by mafic to intermediate flows and flow breccias. The northern third of the property is underlain by felsic volcanic rocks. Dikes of diorite, gabbro, quartz and feldspar porphyry and granite have been observed on the property.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Stringer | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Adjacent | ||
| Diorite | 3 | Diorite And Gabbro | Near | |
| Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry | 4 | Quartz And Feldspar | Near |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Epidote | Alteration | Epidotization | 1 |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - 1944: 0.51 opt Au over 15 cm and vg reported. 1981: 0.08 opt Au, 0.03 opt Au. 1988: pit #6 (Goldbrae): 0.14 and 0.042 opt Au - KRL976355 - 0.2 ppm Ag. The No. 3 showing consists of two quartz stringers in felsic metavolcanics which have been traced for 274.5 m along a contact between felsic volcanics and a feldspar porphyry dike. Visible gold and an assay of 0.51 oz/ton (17.486 g/tonne) Au over 15 cm have been reported. 2020: 17.17 g/t Au over 0.5 m from hole PAC-20-017.
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - Epidote has been noted in the quartz stringers.
File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1943 Heyson #5
Publication Number: AF RL 1943 Date: 1943
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Location: Red Lake RGP
File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1981 Heyson #61
Publication Number: AF RL 1981 Date: 1981
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Location: Red Lake RGP
File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1988 Heyson #94
Publication Number: AF RL 1988 Date: 1988
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Location: Red Lake RGP
File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1989 Heyson #90
Publication Number: AF RL 1989 Date: 1989
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Location: Red Lake RGP
Part - Geology and mineral deposits of the Red Lake area
Publication Number: ARV49-02 Page: 80 Date: 1998
Author: Horwood H.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Gold occurrences, prospects, and deposits of the Red Lake area, volumes 1 and 2
Publication Number: OFR5558 Page: 503-504 Date: 1987
Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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File - Resident Geologist's Files, Red Lake
Publication Number: RGF 1944 Date: 1944
Author: Hicks, H. S.
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Location: Red Lake RGP
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