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| Record Name(s) | Newest Red Lake KRL 623049 - 1982, Scott Gold Mining Syndicate - 1933 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1997-Jan-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-06 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Todd
Latitude: 51° 3' 48.57" Longitude: -94° 9' 24.63"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 418936.78 Northing: 5657522.08 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52M01NE
Point Location Description: N/A
Location Method: Data Compilation
1933: Scott Gold Mining Syndicate. 1939 or earlier: Trenching. 1947: Marius Mining and Development Company carried out prospecting, trenching, and sampling. 1963: Dickenson Mines Limited Syndicate. 1979: Ross Wood. 1979: Newest Red Lake Exploration Corp. 1982: Urbain Bergeron. 1982: Newest Red Lake Exploration Corp. 1996: Placer Dome Canada Ltd. conducted VLF-EM and ground magnetic surveys.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.A14 | 52M01SE0051 | 52M01SE0051 |
| 2.17338 | 52M01SE0079 | 52M01SE0079 |
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) - GEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION: Mafic lava and felsic tuff at this locality host two east-west striking, vertically dipping 'veins' about 15 m apart. The north vein is a quartz vein 60 to 90 cm wide that contains pyrite and was found to carry gold (Horwood 1940). The south 'vein' comprises several parallel quartz veins in a shear zone 3 m wide, but these were not found to pan gold. DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION: This is an auriferous quartz vein 60 to 90 cm wide.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Lava | Adjacent | |
| Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Lava | Adjacent |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - Mafic lava and felsic tuff at this locality host two east-west striking, vertically dipping 'veins' about 15 m apart. The north vein is a quartz vein 60 to 90 cm wide that contains pyrite and was found to carry gold (Horwood 1940). The south 'vein' comprises several parallel quartz veins in a shear zone 3 m wide, but these were not found to pan gold.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Mono - Gold occurrences, prospects, and deposits of the Red Lake area, volumes 1 and 2
Publication Number: OFR5558 Page: 671 Date: 1987
Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Geology and mineral deposits of the Red Lake area
Publication Number: ARV49-02 Page: 210 Date: 1998
Author: Horwood H.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
File - Resident Geologist's Files, Red Lake
Publication Number: RGF 1946 Date: 1946
Author: Thomson, R.
Publisher Name:
Location: Red Lake RGP
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