Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Forsyth Mines Ltd. - DDH #1 - 1947, McCallum - Moore Option - 1946, Forsyth Prospect - 1971 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1982-Aug-26 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Dec-05 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Bateman
Latitude: 51° 9' 12.61" Longitude: -93° 42' 4.73"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 450951.999 Northing: 5667128.998 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52N04NE
Point Location Description: Approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
1946-47: Forsythe Mines Ltd.-Mapping, and 3DDH (547m)
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 52N04NE0108 | 20000005506 | 20000005506 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Terrane: North Caribou
Domain: Uchi
Belt: Red Lake
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Amphibolite
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Basalt | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mylonite/Fault Gouge/Pseudotachylite | 2 | Shear Zone | Contains | |
| Vein | 3 | Quartz-Carbonate | Stringers | Host |
| Serpentinite | 4 | Serpentinite | Near |
Feb 11, 2010 (S McDonald) - The area underlying the occurrence is mainly comprised of mafic metavolcanic flows and tuffs. They strike NE- SW and dip subvertically. The occurrence is situated approximately 150 m east of the East Bay Serpentinite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quartz | Economic And Alteration | Gangue | Silicification | 1 | ||
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| Carbonate | Alteration | Carbonatization | 1 |
Feb 11, 2010 (S McDonald) - Gold mineralization occurs in zones of highly silicified and carbonatized units of mafic metavolcanics. The altered rocks contain small amounts of pyrite, pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite, specks of visible gold have been observed in drill core, but no assays are available.
Feb 11, 2010 (K R Kettles) - The mafic volcanic rocks immediately east of the East Bay Serpentinite have been carbonatized and silicified.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
File - Resident Geologist files RL0430
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Red Lake RGP office
Map - Bateman Township, southern part, District of Kenora, Ontario
Publication Number: M2016 Scale: 1:12,000 Date: 1997
Author: Ferguson S.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the south half of Bateman Township, District of Kenora
Publication Number: R006 Page: 24 Date: 1997
Author: Ferguson S.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 1, districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Rainy River, and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: MDC013 Page: 199 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A., Groen H.A., Haynes R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Mono - Gold occurrences, prospects, and deposits of the Red Lake area, volumes 1 and 2
Publication Number: OFR5558 Page: 300-301 Date: 1987
Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geology, Red Lake greenstone belt, western Superior Province, Ontario
Publication Number: OF 4594 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2004
Author: Sanborn-Barrie, Skulski, T; Parker, J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/215568
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