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Record: MDI52N02NE00005

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Heine, Levesque & Rouillard - 1982, Rouillard #1 - 1982
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1982-Aug-26
Date Last Modified 2022-Nov-08
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Dent

Latitude: 51° 10' 1.08"    Longitude: -92° 42' 6.64"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 520846.19   Northing: 5668434.912    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Red Lake

NTS Grid: 52N02NE

Point Location Description: Shaft on small bay off W side of North Bay Confederation Lk map P.592 due S of Hudson-Patricia Mine

Location Method: Data Compilation

Access Description: Confederation Lake.



Exploration History

1929: Rouillard Gold Mines - extensive trenching and stripping. 1930-1937: New Rouillard Gold Mines - trenching, stripping. 5 DDH on No. 1 Vein, 8 DDH on No. 4 and No. 8 Veins. 1970: Sheridan Geophysics conducted electromagnetic and magnetic survey. 1973: Shilo Mines conducted geological mapping and sampling. 1975-1976: Joe Explorations - conducted electromagnetic and magnetic surveys. 1983: Devonshire Gold Resources conducted an IP survey, geological mapping, 5 DDH totalling 1163 ft. 1984: Devonshire drilled 3 DDH totalling 1501 ft. 1988: Silverside Resources conducted sampling, geological mapping, relogged old core and completed magnetic survey. 1989: Silverside Resources conducted IP, resistivity, 1 DDH totalling 200 ft. 2010: Murgor Resources Inc. carried out a prospecting program


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
RL DENM 20000005825 20000005825
2.1441, RL0772 52N02NE0076 52N02NE0076
22 52N02NE9852 52N02NE9852
23 52N02NE9853 52N02NE9853
63.5457 52N02NE0045 52N02NE0045

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Uchi

Terrane: North Caribou

Domain: Uchi

Belt: Birch-Uchi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Gabbro 1 Intrudes
Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided 1
Granodiorite 1 Contains
Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry 1 Quartz, Feldspar
Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided 1
Vein 2 Host

Lithology Comments

Nov 08, 2022 (Therese Pettigrew) - Early Precambrian granodiorite cut by quartz veins is bounded to the west by sheared mafic metavolcanics (SMDR 00510).




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1SphaleriteEconomicOre
2ArsenopyriteEconomicOre
3PyriteEconomicOre
4ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
5GoldEconomicOre
6GalenaEconomicOre
ChloriteAlterationChloritic1UnknownReplacement

Mineralization Comments

Mar 10, 2014 (Syed Ali) - GRADE 1934-35: UP TO 1.35 OPT AU,VG,(CHANNEL); OVER 1 OPT ON NARROW VEIN (SHAFT #2), GRADE 1984 - DDH: UP TO 0.62 OPT/5 FT, MORE DDH WHEN AU PRICE IMPROVES RECOMMENDED, GRADE 1989 - CHIP/DDH SAMPLES: 1.92 OPT AU/23.5 FT (WEIGHTED AVERAGE).2010: Murgor Resources Inc, completed prospecting program, 16 samples were collected for gold analysis, all samples returned very low gold conditions. Rouillard Gold Mines: Chip sample - 1.08 oz/t Au across 4.3 ft, 0.14 oz/t Au across 49 inches. 2 grab samples taken from No. 8 vein assayed 2.29 oz/t Au and 3.4 oz/t Au. Numerous samples taken from the No.1 vein by silverside Resources assayed as high as 5.164 oz/t Au.


Nov 08, 2022 (Therese Pettigrew) - A vein up to 2 feet wide with offshoots up to 6 inches ide strikes east and dips 60 S and contains masses of sphalerite up to 1 inch in diameter, pyrite, and visible gold. Another vein from 7 to 15 inches wide has been exposed for 60 feet along a strike of N5E with a dip of 55 W and contains sphalerite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, native gold, and minor galena (SMDR 00510).



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1935 Dent #5

Publication Number: Date: 1996

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Red Lake RGP


Map - Dent Township, District of Kenora (Patricia Portion)

Publication Number: P0592 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

Author: Pryslak A.P.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1984 Dent #62

Publication Number: Date: 1996

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Red Lake RGP


File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1989 Dent #82

Publication Number: Date: 1996

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Red Lake RGP


Part - Woman and Narrow lakes area, District of Kenora (Patricia Portion)

Publication Number: ARV36-03.003 Page: 108  Date: 1998

Author: Greig J.W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Part - Gold deposits of Woman, Narrow and Confederation lakes, District of Kenora (Patricia Portion)

Publication Number: ARV37-04.001 Page: 45  Date: 1998

Author: Bruce E.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 187  Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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