Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | West Red Lake No. 2 Vein - 1934, Vein B - 1991, W. Hermiston No. 2 Vein - 1976 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Ball
Latitude: 51° 2' 16.6" Longitude: -94° 10' 41.72"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 417391 Northing: 5654705 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52M01SE
Point Location Description: Historic trench location from Assessment report 20000009143
Location Method: Data Compilation
1934: West Red Lake Gold Mines did trenching. 1936: Drilled 4 diamond drill holes totalling 188 m. 1958: One diamond drill hole. 1976: Property owned by W. Hermiston. 1987: Shane Resources Ltd. conducted VLF-EM and magnetometer surveys. 1996: Shane Resources carried out prospecting, mapping, sampling, and IP and magnetic surveys. 2012: Goldcorp carried out prospecting, sampling, and mapping. 2013: Goldcorp carried out prospecting, sampling, and mapping.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.4076 | 52M01SE0028 | 52M01SE0028 |
| 2.54725 | 20000009143 | 20000009143 |
| 2.51993 | 20000007240 | 20000007240 |
| 2.10175 | 52M01SE0161 | 52M01SE0161 |
| 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) - Mafic lava and felsic pyroclastic rocks strike roughly N. The No. 2 vein cuts these rocks and strikes N 35 degs W, dipping 62 degs NE.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Lava | Adjacent | |
| Felsic Pyroclastic Breccia | 3 | Pyroclastic Rocks | Adjacent |
| 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 |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The No. 2 vein strikes 325 and dips 62 degs to the NE. This auriferous zone of quartz veining has been traced 213 m and carries gold for widths up to 45.72 cm. Assays from 1936 are the following: : 0.56 OPT AU/46 CM, 0.26 OPT/38 CM, 0.39/30 CM.
Oct 15, 2020 (Therese Pettigrew) - The best modern sample was collected by Goldcorp in 2012. Sample A671457 returned 0.121 ppm Au (Assessment report 20000007240).
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 Scale: Date: 1987
Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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