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| Record Name(s) | Douglas Lake - 1968 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Mulcahy
Latitude: 50° 59' 30.88" Longitude: -94° 13' 50.24"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 413634 Northing: 5649646 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52L16NE
Point Location Description: Au showing on OGS map P0567
Location Method: Data Compilation
In 1968, an Ontario Department of Mines field party sampled this showing. No assessment reports have been found on file.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Terrane: North Caribou
Domain: Uchi
Belt: Red Lake
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - Geological Description: The occurrence is underlain by rocks of the Douglas Lake Stock. In this area, the stock is described as being composed of biolite trondhjemite (Riley, 1968). DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION: The occurrence is located in a quartz vein that is 0.76 m wide, strikes west-southwest and dips vertically.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonalite | 2 | Biotite Trodjhemite | Adjacent |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The occurrence is underlain by rocks of the Douglas Lake Stock. In this area, the stock is described as being composed of biolite trondhjemite (Riley, 1968).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - MDI1 DATA: GRADE 1968 OGS GRAB SAMPLE: 0.04 OPT AU The occurrence is located in a quartz vein that is 0.76 m wide, strikes west-southwest and dips vertically. A grab sample from the quartz vein assayed 0.04 oz/ton (1.371g/tonne)Au.
Map - Mulcahy Township, District of Kenora (Patricia Portion)
Publication Number: P0567 Scale: 1:9,600 Date: 1997
Author: Riley R.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 Scale: Date: 1987
Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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