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Record: MDI52N04NE00009

General

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold

Secondary Commodities: Silver

Location

Township or Area: Bateman

Latitude: 51° 11' 17.89"    Longitude: -93° 39' 35.45"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 453886.717   Northing: 5670972.029    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Red Lake

NTS Grid: 52N04NE

Point Location Description: North DDH with po,py NW of property symbol 16 NE of East Bay on map P.1569

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Exploration History

The property was held by J.E. Durham in 1965. In 1967, Cochenour Explorations held option on the property. Four holes were drilled in 1965 totalling 1030 ft. Two holes were drilled in 1967 by Cochenour. DDH 67-2 tr Au 0.60 opt Ag over 2.5 feet, DDH 65-5 0.04 opt Au /0.6 feet, 0.08 opt Au/0.7feet.

Assessment Work on File

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Uchi

Terrane: North Caribou

Domain: Uchi

Belt: Red Lake

Geological Age: Archean  

Metamorphism Type: Regional

Metamorphism Grade: Amphibolite

Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - GEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION: Mafic metavolcanic flows underlie the occurrence. They are generally massive to weakly foliated but locally have been intensely sheared. The rocks strike slightly north of east, and dip steeply to the south. Thin metasedimentary units are interbedded with the volcanics. Locally, these units have been highly sheared, and are altered. Small quartz porphyry intrusions are present in the area. DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION: Gold mineralization occurs in quartz-carbonate veins of varying thickness in sheared mafic volcanics. One 0.75 m section of drill core returned 0.60 oz/ton (20.571 g/tonne) Ag. Only low gold values have been reported from elsewheere on the property.

Lithology

Mineralization

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - MDI1 DATA: GRADE 1965 DDH-65-5: 0.04 OPT AU/0.6 FT, 0.08 OPT AU/0.7 FT, GRADE 1967 DDH-67-2: TR.AU, 0.60 OPT AG/2.5 FT Only low values for gold were returned from drill core assays, the best being 0.08 oz/ton (2.743 g/tonne) over 21 cm, 0.04 oz/ton (1.371 g/tonne) over 18 cm and 0.04 oz/ton (1.371 g/tonne) over 42 cm. One 0.75 section of core returned 0.60 oz/ton (20.571 g/tonne) Ag.

Alteration Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The mafic metavolcanics contain abundant biotite. Where sheared, these rocks are chloritized and sercitized, and quartz-carbonate stringers are common. Garnets and amphiboles occur locally. Tourmaline is present in some quartz stringers. Ultramafic rocks have been altered to talc and chlorite assemblages.

Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1965 Bateman #31

Publication Number: AF RL 1965 Date: 1965

Author: Durham, J.E.

Publisher Name:

Location: Red Lake RGP

Map - Geological series, Bateman Township, District of Kenora (Patricia Portion)

Publication Number: P1569A Scale: 1:12,000    Date: 1978

Author: Pirie J., Grant A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:

File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1967 Bateman #27

Publication Number: AF RL 1967 Date: 1967

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Red Lake RGP

File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1986-89 Bateman #72, 76, 87, 88

Publication Number: AF RL 1986 Date: 1986

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Red Lake RGP

Mono - Gold occurrences, prospects, and deposits of the Red Lake area, volumes 1 and 2

Publication Number: OFR5558 Page: 310-311  Date: 1987

Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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