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| Record Name(s) | Chukuni - 1945, Chukuni Gold Mines Occurrence - 1945 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Aug-10 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Balmer
Latitude: 51° 1' 16.67" Longitude: -93° 41' 35.23"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 451386.597 Northing: 5652421.892 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52N04SE
Point Location Description: DDH in south direction Claim KRL 20861 map P.1976A
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: On shore of Chukuni River.
1945: Chukuni Gold Mines is incorporated and acquires property. 1946: Noranda Mines and Hollinger interests hold options on property. 11 holes are drilled, totalling 2116.4 m. A magnetometer survey is completed. 1947: Moneta Porcupine Mines drilled 4 additional holes.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Terrane: North Caribou
Domain: Uchi
Belt: Red Lake
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The northern part of the property is underlain by mafic volcanic flows with minor intercalated oxide facies iron formation units. The southern part of the property is underlain by Howey diorite. Several narrow porphyry dikes have been observed on the property.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Altered | Flows | Adjacent |
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| Oxide Ironstone | 2 | Oxide Facies | Intercalated Units | Near |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - OFR 5558 does not mention how gold is hosted. A 1.4 m section of drill core assayed 0.04 opt Au.
Aug 10, 2022 (Q Unknown) - 1946 DDH: 971.5-976 ft: 0.03 opt Au, 982-984: 0.04 opt, 984-986: 0.01 opt Au. 1981 DDH: best: 0.002 opt Au.
File - Red Lake Resident Geologists Files 1946 Balmer #5
Publication Number: AF RL 1946 Date: 1946
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Location: Red Lake RGP
Map - Geological series, Balmer Township, District of Kenora (Patricia Portion)
Publication Number: P1976A Scale: 1:12,000 Date: 1978
Author: Pirie J., Grant A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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File - Red Lake Resident Geologists Files 1981 Balmer #111
Publication Number: AF RL 1981 Date: 1981
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Location: Red Lake RGP
Part - Geology of Balmer Township
Publication Number: ARV60-10 Page: 39-40 Date: 1997
Author: Chisholm E.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Compend - Report of activities, Regional and Resident Geologists, 1982
Publication Number: MP107 Page: 27 Date: 1983
Author: Kustra C.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Mono - Gold occurrences, prospects, and deposits of the Red Lake area, volumes 1 and 2
Publication Number: OFR5558 Page: 242 Date: 1987
Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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