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Record: MDI52N04NW00019

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) DDH Hb-66-5 - 1966, Cochenour Explorations Ltd. - 1966, Hoyle Bay Group - 1966
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Mar-13
Date Last Modified 2022-Jun-28
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold, Silver



Location

Township or Area: Bateman

Latitude: 51° 9' 24.19"    Longitude: -93° 45' 8.44"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 447386.71   Northing: 5667522.04    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Red Lake

NTS Grid: 52N04NW

Point Location Description: DDH symbol HB 66-5

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

In 1966, the property was held by Cochenour Explorations Ltd. One drill hole was completed to a depth of 98.82 m in 1966 0.04 opt Au and 0.1 pt Ag over 1.5m also 0.005%(?) Ni and 0.001%(?) Co.


Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Uchi

Terrane: North Caribou

Domain: Uchi

Belt: Red Lake

Geological Age: Archean  

Metamorphism Type: Regional

Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Claystone 1 Argillite Graphitic Host
Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided 2 Greywacke Adjacent
Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided 3 Massive To Foliated Footwall
Diorite 4 Diorite Dikes And Sills Intrudes

Lithology Comments

Nov 21, 2014 (K R Kettles) - The occurrence is underlain by metasedimentary units (greywacke, argillite) which overlie massive to foliated mafic flows. Several diorite dikes and/or sills intrude the metasedimentary rocks




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
2SilverEconomicOre
1GraphiteEconomicGangue
TalcAlterationSteatization1UnknownReplacement

Mineralization Comments

Nov 21, 2014 (K R Kettles) - A 1.5 m section of drill core returned assays of 0.04 oz/ton(1.371 g/tonne) Au and 0.1 oz/ton (3.429 g/tonne)Ag.



Alteration Comments

Nov 21, 2014 (K R Kettles) - Talc has been reported from the drill hole.




Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1966 Bateman #28

Publication Number: AF RL 1966 Date: 1966

Author: Gislason, B.G.

Publisher Name:

Location: Red Lake RGP


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:


File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1987 Bateman #73, 78, 79

Publication Number: AF RL 1987 Date: 1987

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: 312  Date: 1987

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

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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