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| Record Name(s) | Albert Jerome Occurrence - 1980, Scott Gold Mining Syndicate Occurrence - 1927 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1997-Jan-04 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Nickel, Molybdenum
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
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.
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) - 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).
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Small | Host |
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| Magnetite Ironstone | 2 | Chert-Magnetite | Sheared Iron Formation | Adjacent |
| Mudstone | 3 | Sulphide Rich Argillite | Sheared | Adjacent |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pentlandite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
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.
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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