Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | West Red Lake Shaft Vein - 1936, W. L. Hermiston Shaft Prospect - 1976 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1979-May-05 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Tungsten
Township or Area: Ball
Latitude: 51° 2' 19.78" Longitude: -94° 10' 53.4"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 417165 Northing: 5654807 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52M01SE
Point Location Description: AMIS shaft location
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: On N shore of Phillips Channel.
1930-34: Lorne Howey and National Gold Syndicate develop prospect shaft 7.3 m deep. 1934-34: West Red Lake Gold Mines deepen shaft to 66 m, 183 m of drilling on 61 m level along vein. 3 surface diamond drill holes totalling 158 m. 1958: Two diamond drill holes to test southward extension of shaft vein. 1960: Three diamond drill holes north of shaft. 1976: W. Hermiston owned property. 1980: W. Hermiston drilled one diamond drill hole, 144 m, apparently intersected the northern extension of the shaft vein. 1987: Shane Resources Ltd. conducted VLF-EM and magnetometer surveys. 1996: Shane Resources carried out prospecting, mapping, sampling, and IP and magnetic surveys. 2006: Redstar Gold Corp. carried out sampling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | 52M01SE8103 | 52M01SE8103 |
| 63.4076 | 52M01SE0028 | 52M01SE0028 |
| 2.10175 | 52M01SE0161 | 52M01SE0161 |
| 2.33404 | 20000003524 | 20000003524 |
| 2.17377 | 52M01SE0080 | 52M01SE0080 |
| 2.16880 | 52M01SE0068 | 52M01SE0068 |
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) - This prospect is underlain by mafic flows and felsic pyroclastic rocks striking roughly east-west. A carbonatized zone at least 27 m thick occurs on the shore of Phillips Channel; this zone contains a quartz vein 10 cm to 60 cm wide striking N10 degs W and dipping 83 degs to the East. This vein is auriferous and is bordered by fractured and silicified wallrocks that carry bands of massive sulphides.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Carbonatized Basalt | Flow | Adjacent |
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| Quartz-Rich Granitoid | 2 | Near | ||
| Vein | 3 | Auriferous Quartz | Contains |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Scheelite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Carbonate | Alteration | Carbonatization | 1 | Unknown | Disseminated | ||
| Silica | Alteration | Silicification | 2 | Unknown | Disseminated | ||
| Chlorite | Alteration | Chloritic | 3 | Unknown | Disseminated |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - A quartz vein averaging 25 cm in width carries gold. It is 10 to 60 cm wide, and strikes 350 and dips 83 degs to the east. The wallrocks surrounding the vein are highly altered for 27 m wide. The vein is auriferous and is bordered by fractured and silicified wallrocks that carry bands of massive sulphides. This vein contains one large 'ore' shoot ( or possibly two smaller ones), that appears to be continuous from surface to the 61 m deep workings and open at depth. The gold-rich quartz vein in the mineralized zone appears younger than the sulphide-banded vein edge and wallrock (Paterson 1934). An assay plan drawn in 1934 shows an average grade of 0.40 op[t Au over 107 cm width and 68 m length. In 1934 Paterson resampled the workings with the following results: GRADE 1934 RESAMPLING 200' LEVEL: 2 ORE SHOOTS:0.35 OPT/104 CM WIDTH,34 M LENGTH; 0.15 OPT/97 CM WIDTH, 20 FT LENGTH.
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - A carbonatized zone at least 27 m thick occurs on the shore of Phillips Channel and contains the quartz vein. Chlorite alteration was noted in the 1980 drill hole.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Unknown |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | .25 | 61 | 350 | 83 |
Date: Jan 09, 1997
Geologist: K R Kettles
Notes: N/A
File - Resident Geologist files Ball #45
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
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Location: Red Lake RGP office
Map - Ball Township, Kenora District
Publication Number: M2265 Scale: 1:12,000 Date: 1975
Author: Riley R.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Mono - Gold occurrences, prospects, and deposits of the Red Lake area, volumes 1 and 2
Publication Number: OFR5558 Page: 115-116 Date: 1987
Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Gold deposits in the vicinity of Red Lake
Publication Number: ARV44-06.001 Page: 43-46 Date: 1997
Author: Hurst M.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology and mineral deposits of the Red Lake area
Publication Number: ARV49-02 Page: 214-217 Date: 1998
Author: Horwood H.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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