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| Record Name(s) | Rowan A Zone - 1936, Golden Chance Partnership 'A' Zone - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Dec-05 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Ball
Latitude: 51° 3' 53.49" Longitude: -94° 15' 22.39"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 411976 Northing: 5657788 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52M01SW
Point Location Description: Description in OFR5558 combined with OGS map M2265
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Pipestone Bay on Red lake
1936-37: Rowan Red Lake Gold Mines perform trenching, stripping, and sampling. 1981: Golden Chance Partnership formed. EM and magnetic surveys and sampling were carried out. 2003 and 2004, grab samples taken over the entire property by Goldcorp.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| BALG 120 / 2.29219 | 52M01SE2041 | 52M01SE2041 |
| 52M01SW0013 | 20000004935 | 20000004935 |
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) - A biotite granodiorite stock has intruded felsic and intermediate pyroclastic rocks. The granodiorite contains many auriferous quartz stringers; most are 10 -30 cm wide, some are 1.5 m wide. Most of the veins are short, lenticular but one is 36 m long.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Auriferous Quartz | Stringers | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granodiorite | 2 | Biotite Granodiorite | Stock | Adjacent |
| Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Minor Intermediate | Pyroclastics | Near |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Silver | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Quartz | Alteration | Silicification | 1 | Unknown | Disseminated |
Sep 29, 2020 (K R Kettles) - Quartz stringers 10 to 30 cm wide, and up to 1.5 m wide, in a granodiorite contain gold and silver. Assays by A. C. Bray, 1937, are the following: .12 opt Au/.96 m, .04 opt Au/.61 m, .23 opt Au/1.52 m, 1.0 opt Au/.25 m, .8 opt Au/.36m, and .04 opt Au/1.37 m. 2003: Multiple grab samples taken in this area, highlight of assays: 20.7 ppm, 105.5 ppm, 429.00 ppm and 176.5 ppm Au (Assessment report 52M01SE2041).
File - Resident Geologist files Ball #4
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
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: 92-93 Date: 1987
Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Geology and mineral deposits of the Red Lake area
Publication Number: ARV49-02 Page: 205-207 Date: 1998
Author: Horwood H.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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