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Record: MDI52M01NE00019

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) W.H. Mills - 1980, Blanchard Gold Mines Ltd. - 1945
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1997-Jan-20
Date Last Modified 2022-May-06
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Todd

Latitude: 51° 3' 20.88"    Longitude: -94° 10' 21.05"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 417825   Northing: 5656684    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Red Lake

NTS Grid: 52M01NE

Point Location Description: py,Au showing 100 m east of the Pipestone Bay stock on OGS map M2406

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

Pre-1941: Blanchard Group. 1945-54: Blanchard Gold Mines Limited. 1947: Marius Mining and Development Company carried out prospecting, mapping, and trenching. 1980 or earlier: W.H. Mills.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
63.A14 52M01SE0051 52M01SE0051

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Uchi

Terrane: North Caribou

Domain: Uchi

Belt: Red Lake

Geological Age: Archean  

Metamorphism Type: Regional

Metamorphism Grade: U. GS-Amphib



Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - GEOGICAL DESCRIPTION: This locality is underlain by east-west striking mafic lava and felsic tuff. A sample (apparently of felsic tuff) collected 100 m east of the Pipestone Bay Stock in 1969 by Riley (1978) assayed 0.02 oz/ton (0.686 g/tonne) Au.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Felsic Tuff 1 Felsic Tuff Adjacent
Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided 2 Mafic Lava Near
Granitoid-Unsubdivided 3 Pipestone Bay Stock Near

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - This locality is underlain by east-west striking mafic lava and felsic tuff. A sample (apparently of felsic tuff) collected 100 m east of the Pipestone Bay Stock in 1969 by Riley (1978) assayed 0.02 oz/ton (0.686 g/tonne) Au.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1GoldEconomicOre
2PyriteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - Grab sample assayed 0.02 oz/ton(0.686 g/tonne) Au.



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist's Files, Red Lake

Publication Number: RGF 1969 Date: 1969

Author: Riley, R.A.

Publisher Name:

Location: Red Lake RGP


Map - Todd Township, Kenora District

Publication Number: M2406 Scale: 1:12,000    Date: 1978

Author: Riley R.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Mono - Gold occurrences, prospects, and deposits of the Red Lake area, volumes 1 and 2

Publication Number: OFR5558 Page: 668  Date: 1987

Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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