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| Record Name(s) | Project 147 - 1991, Dome Explorations (Canada) Ltd. - 1987 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Aug-05 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Bateman
Latitude: 51° 10' 1.43" Longitude: -93° 40' 42.32"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 452566.7 Northing: 5668622.03 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52N04NE
Point Location Description: Point in SE corner of claim KRL 19415 on map P.1569A 50m NW of #2 post
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Prior to 1933, the claims were held by McChesney Gold Mines Ltd., which was incorporated in 1931. 1933 to 1940: the name of the company was changed to Goldside Mining Co. Ltd. Sometime later, Rubicon Gold Mines Ltd., was reported to have taken over the claims. From 1938 to 1940, B.G. Anderson held the claims. Surface work. 1952: Bright Red Lake Mines Ltd. controlled the property. Diamond drilling was completed in the area. 1980: the claims were held by Dome Explorations (Canada) Ltd. Surface EM and magnetometer surveys were completed. 1981: Diamond drilling was carried out in the area.
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 | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Veins And Stringers | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Flows | Massive To Foliated | Adjacent |
| Intermediate Tuff | 3 | Tuffs | Near | |
| Ironstone-unsubdivided | 4 | Chert-Pyrite Facies | Iron Formation | Adjacent |
Feb 15, 2014 (K R Kettles) - The occurrence is situated in an area that is primarily underlain by massive to foliated mafic metavolcanic flows. These units strike SW-NE and dip steeply northwest. Thin units of argillaceous sulphide iron formation and mafic to intermediate tuffs are intercalated with the flows. Narrow quartz diorite dikes have intruded the tuffaceous units. The highest assays were obtained from thin quartz stringers in sheared and altered mafic metavolcanics. Thick units of porphyritic gabbro have been intersected in drill holes
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Carbonate | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Biotite | Alteration | Unknown | 1 | Strong | Replacement | ||
| Tourmaline | Alteration | Unknown | 2 | Unknown | Veins | ||
| Quartz | Alteration | Silicification | 3 | Unknown | Veins | ||
| Carbonate | Alteration | Carbonatization | 4 | Unknown | Veins | ||
| Scheelite | Alteration | Unknown | 5 | Unknown | Disseminated |
Feb 15, 2014 (K R Kettles) - 1981 DDH 147-11: Several assays of 0.02 and 0.04 opt Au, one sample 0.64 opt Au/0.9 ft. DDH 147-6 and 7: scattered assays of 0.02 up to 120'; DDH number 147-7 returned scattered assays of 0.02 oz/ton (0.686 g/tonne) Au. over 99 m. Best 0.25 (147-6), 0.06/1', 0.05/1' (DDH 147-7). 1987 DDH 147-12: 0.04 opt Au/5' (319.8-324.8), 0.04/1' (364.2-365.2) and 0.02/1.60. The diamond drill hole returned several assays of 0.02 oz/ton (0.686 g/tonne) Au and 0.04 oz/ton (1.371 g/tonne) Au, and one sample taken over 0.9 feet, assayed 0.64 oz/ton (21.942 g/tonne) Au. Assays of 0.02 oz/ton (0.686 g/tonne) Au occur sporadically over a 30 m drill intersection in DDH #147-9. 1981 drill holes intersected sporadic low values of gold over core lengths of up to 105 m. The highest assay obtained was 0.20 oz/ton (6.857 g/tonne) Au over 30 cm., but a rerun of the sample assayed only 0.02 oz/ton (0.686 g/tonne)Au. DDH 147-1: The highest assay returned from drill core was 0.02 oz/ton (0.686 g/tonne)Au over 63 cm. The highest assays were obtained from thin quartz stringers in sheared and altered mafic metavolcanics. Thin quartz stringers in sheared and altered mafic metavolcanics appear to host the gold mineralization. The EM survey delineated a strong conductor, and the magnetic results show that the conductor is on the east flank of a small isolated anomaly. This anomaly probably represents thin iron formation units.
Feb 14, 2014 (K R Kettles) - The mafic metavolcanics in the area contain abundant biotite and have been silicified and carbonatized. Minor scheelite has been recognized in the area, and tourmaline has been noted in some of the quartz-carbonate stringers. The gabbroic rock has been silicified and carbonatized, and locally epidotized. Garnets occur infrequently in the flows.
File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1952 Bateman #20
Publication Number: AF RL 1952 Date: 1952
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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
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File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1980 Bateman #40
Publication Number: AF RL 1980 Date: 1980
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Location: Red Lake RGP
File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1981 Bateman #45
Publication Number: AF RL 1981 Date: 1981
Author: Kerr, W.
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Location: Red Lake RGP
File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1986 Bateman #75
Publication Number: AF RL 1986 Date: 1986
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Location: Red Lake RGP
Mono - Gold occurrences, prospects, and deposits of the Red Lake area, volumes 1 and 2
Publication Number: OFR5558 Page: 280-283 Date: 1987
Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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