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Record: MDI52M01NE00011

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Albert Jerome Occurrence - 1980, Scott Gold Mining Syndicate Occurrence - 1927
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1997-Jan-04
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-02
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold

Secondary Commodities: Nickel, Molybdenum



Location

Township or Area: Ball

Latitude: 51° 3' 10.67"    Longitude: -94° 13' 58.99"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 413577   Northing: 5656438    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Red Lake

NTS Grid: 52M01NE

Point Location Description: Au, Ni, mo symbol on OGS map M2265

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1927-28: G.H. Scott performed surface work including stripping and trenching. 1932: Scott Gold Mining Syndicate formed. 1962: Amcan Exploration Ltd. optioned property, did geological mapping. 1980: Albert Jerome owned property. 1981: Isaac Burns owned property. 1981: Jack Green owned property. No assessment reports found on file.


Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Uchi

Terrane: North Caribou

Domain: Uchi

Belt: Red Lake

Geological Age: Archean  

Metamorphism Type: Regional

Metamorphism Grade: U. Greenschist



Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The area is underlain by interlayered mafic flows, intermediate and felsic pyroclastic rocks, iron formation, and sulphide-bearing argillite. A 1.2 m to 1.7 m wide shear zone in the sediments contains quartz stringers and panned 'colours in gold' (Horwood, 1940).




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Vein 1 Quartz Small Host
Magnetite Ironstone 2 Chert-Magnetite Sheared Iron Formation Adjacent
Mudstone 3 Sulphide Rich Argillite Sheared Adjacent

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1GoldEconomicOre
2PentlanditeEconomicOre
3MolybdeniteEconomicOre
1QuartzEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Sep 29, 2020 (K R Kettles) - A 1.2 m to 1.7 m wide shear zone in the sediments and iron formation contains small quartz veins with gold, minor nickel, and molybdenum. No assays reported.



Mineral Record Details

References

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

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Part - Geology and mineral deposits of the Red Lake area

Publication Number: ARV49-02 Scale:     Date: 1998

Author: Horwood H.C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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