Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | McIntosh Lake Iron Formation - 1982, Cochenour-Willans - 1970, Stupack-Dynes - 1930, W. Hermiston West Group - 1980, Pipestone Bay West Group-Cochenour - 1987 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1982-Aug-24 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Silver, Iron
Township or Area: Indian House Lake Area
Latitude: 51° 4' 46.54" Longitude: -94° 19' 3.59"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 407700 Northing: 5659502 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52M01SW
Point Location Description: Sample 19035 from Assessment report 20000003165
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: West of Pipestone Bay
Early 1930s: W. Stupak and R. F. Dynes performed about 300 m of diamond drilling. 1970: Cochenour Explorations carried out soil geochemistry, HLEM, and geological surveys. 1980: W. Hermiston owned the property. 2002: Redstar Gold Corp. carried out sampling. 2008: Halo Resources Ltd conducted a program of reconnaissance mapping and sampling (29 grab samples)
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| BALH 138 2.38856 | 20000003165 | 20000003165 |
| 23 | 52M01SE0026 | 52M01SE0026 |
| 2.38856 | 20000003165 | 20000003165 |
| 63.2591 | 52M01SW0027 | 52M01SW0027 |
| 2.43873 | 20000005853 | 20000005853 |
| 2.23951 | 52M01SE2022 | 52M01SE2022 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Terrane: North Caribou
Domain: Uchi
Belt: Red Lake
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Amphibolite
Nov 12, 2014 (K R Kettles) - This area is underlain by NW-SE striking mafic flows, intermediate to felsic volcanic rocks, and iron formation.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
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| Magnetite Ironstone | 2 | Chert-Magnetite | Adjacent |
Nov 12, 2014 (A Wilson) - The iron formation contains quartz veins and stringers up to 70 cm wide, which are reported to carry gold.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Silver | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Nov 12, 2014 (K R Kettles) - A grab sample collected in 1969 contained traces of gold and silver. Grab samples collected in 1980 returned highest assays of 285 and 689 ppb. Au
Jul 31, 2020 (Therese Pettigrew) - Sample 19035 returned 689 ppb Au from a banded iron formation near the contact with a felsic tuff (Assessment report 20000003165).
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:
Part - Geology and mineral deposits of the Red Lake area
Publication Number: ARV49-02 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Horwood H.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Scale: Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Compend - Summary of field work, 1970
Publication Number: MP043 Scale: Date: 1970
Author: Pye E.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
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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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