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MDI52N02NW00017
| Record Name(s) | Surprise Lake Northeast - 1934, No. 1 Zone (Surprise Lake) - 1934, A Showing (Aladin) - 1982 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-22 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Aug-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Corless
Latitude: 51° 9' 8.09" Longitude: -92° 48' .66"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 513975.036 Northing: 5666774.488 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52N02NW
Point Location Description: Pits on shore of Surprise Lake just west of township boundary
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Surprise Lake.
1934-1936: Surprise Lake Exploration drilled 3 DDH. 1939: J. Hodgson drilled 3 DDH totalling 500 ft. 1969: C.C. Huston and Associates conducted airborne magnetic and electromagnetic surveys. 1981: R. Knappett drilled 12 DDH totalling 1931 ft. 1982: Aladin Minerals conducted a self potential geophysical survey, geological mapping, sampling and drilled 7 DDH totalling1500 ft. 1987: Dome Exploration conducted magnetic and electromagnetic surveys. 1988: Placer Dome drilled 17 DDH totalling 7320 ft.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| RL0666 / 2.4962 | 52N02NW0043 | 52N02NW0043 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Terrane: North Caribou
Domain: Uchi
Belt: Birch-Uchi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbro | 1 | Intrudes |
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| Granite | 1 | |||
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Gold | Economic | Ore |
Mar 07, 2014 (Syed Ali) - 1939 channel/grab samples: pits: up to 0.36 opt au/60 in. Throughout zone 0.05-0.57 opt Au. 1981 DDHs 81-11 and 12: best intersection 0.055 opt Au/5 ft. 1988 DDHs 242-15,16,18: DDH 15: 0.70 opt Au/1 m; DDH 16: 0.70/1 m, DDH 18: 2.10/1 m (1.40 rerun, 0.70 reject,1.23 average). Surprise Lake Syndicate - intersected 0.08 oz/t Au across 5 ft, 0.41 oz/t Au across 4 ft, 2.48 oz/t Au across 2.25 ft. Aladin Minerals - trench sampled 0.89 oz/t Au across 1.5 ft. Knappett - assayed 0.055 oz/t Au across 5 ft, 0.035 oz/t Au across 20 ft.
File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1948 Corless #9
Publication Number: Date: 1996
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Location: Red Lake RGP
Map - Geological series, Corless Township, District of Kenora (Patricia Portion)
Publication Number: P0634 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Pryslak A.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
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File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1981 Corless #13
Publication Number: Date: 1996
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Location: Red Lake RGP
File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1982 Corless #15, 16
Publication Number: Date: 1996
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Location: Red Lake RGP
File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1988 Corless #29
Publication Number: Date: 1996
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Location: Red Lake RGP
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