Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | West Red Lake No. 1 Vein - 1987 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1997-Jan-09 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Ball
Latitude: 51° 2' 13.26" Longitude: -94° 10' 51.39"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 417201 Northing: 5654605 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52M01SE
Point Location Description: Sample 422889 from Assessment report 20000003338
Location Method: Data Compilation
1936: West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. drilled 3 diamond drill holes totalling 127 m. 1958: drilled one diamond drill hole. 1987: Shane Resources Ltd. conducted VLF-EM and magnetometer surveys. 2006: Redstar Gold Corp. carried out sampling. 2008: Halo Resources 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 |
| 2.10175 | 52M01SE0161 | 52M01SE0161 |
| 2.33404 | 20000003524 | 20000003524 |
| 2.39512 | 20000003338 | 20000003338 |
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 east-west but contain a foliation striking roughly NW and dipping 75 degs NE. The No. 1 vein strikes N 06 degs W and dips 65 degs E.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Flows | Adjacent | |
| Felsic Pyroclastic Breccia | 3 | Pyroclastics | Adjacent |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - An auriferous quartz vein cuts volcanic rocks and has been traced about 53 m. The No. 1 vein strikes 354 and dips 65 degrees to the East. Assays from 1936 give 2.10 opt Au/ .30 m.
Oct 15, 2020 (Therese Pettigrew) - Sample 422889 taken by Halo Resources in 2008 returned 0.381 ppm Au from a 15 cm quartz vein in basalt shear in an old trench (Assessment report 20000003338).
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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