Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Blanchard X - 1941, W.M. Mills Property - 1980 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-06 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold, Silver
Township or Area: Todd
Latitude: 51° 2' 53.34" Longitude: -94° 9' 43.8"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 418536.77 Northing: 5655822.08 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52M01SE
Point Location Description: N/A
Location Method: Data Compilation
Pre-1941: Blanchard Group carried out Trenching. 1945-54: Blanchard Group carried out work including drilling ten diamond drill holes totalling approximately 300 m in length. 1980 or earlier: W.H. Mills. 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. GS-Amphib
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Altered | Adjacent | |
| Felsic Tuff | 3 | Tuffaceous | Adjacent |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - This peninsula is underlain by felsic tuff and by bodies of carbonatized, fuchsitic mafic rocks. An east-west striking zone at least 30 m wide of these altered mafic rocks has been trenched and diamond drilled and was found to carry low values in gold and significant values in silver. The altered mafic rocks are cut by quartz veins up to 30 cm wide that contain minor disseminated pyrite in the veins and the wallrock. Apparently the gold/silver values occur in both veins and wallrocks.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Silver | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Carbonate | Alteration | Carbonatization | 1 | Strong | Replacement | ||
| Quartz | Alteration | Silicification | 2 | Strong | Replacement | ||
| Fuchsite | Alteration | Hydrothermal | 3 | Strong | Replacement | ||
| Pyrite | Alteration | Sulphidation | 4 | Weak | Disseminated |
Nov 21, 2014 (K R Kettles) - The best gold value in diamond drilling was 0.10 oz/ton (3.429 g/tonne) Au over 1.52 m. Typical intersections assayed 0.02 to 0.04 oz/ton (0.686 to 1.371 g/tonne) Au over 1.52 m. Silver values ranged up to 4 oz/ton (137.14 g.tonne) Ag.
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The mafic rocks are carbonatized and rich in fuchsite, and rocks adjacent to the veins carry scattered pyrite.
Mono - Gold occurrences, prospects, and deposits of the Red Lake area, volumes 1 and 2
Publication Number: OFR5558 Page: 666-667 Date: 1987
Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
File - Resident Geologist's Files, Red Lake
Publication Number: RGF 1946 Date: 1946
Author: Blanchard Gold Mines Limited
Publisher Name:
Location: Red Lake RGP
File - Resident Geologist's Files, Red Lake
Publication Number: RGF RL Date: 1946
Author: Blanchard Gold Mines Limited
Publisher Name:
Location: Red Lake RGP
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