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| Record Name(s) | Alexander Red Lake Mines DDH #43 - 1945 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jan-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Balmer
Latitude: 51° 2' 48.7" Longitude: -93° 41' 4.76"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 452006.61 Northing: 5655258.916 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52N04SE
Point Location Description: DDH 43 on SW corner of KRL 20554 map P.1976A
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Balmertown, access gained gia gravel road Gold Corp maintains
1945-47: Alexander Red Lake Mines Ltd. carried out 7320 m of diamond drilling, 1342 m of trenching, 28.8 km of picket lines, 3.2 kms of roads, 2.5 acres of clearing, and the erection of a completed camp. 1980-81: Canadian Getty Minerals conducted an airborne magnetic and EM survey followed by geological mapping and 8 DDH totalling 2,287 m. 2003/2004: Conquest Resources Ltd, conducted a two DDH campaign totalling 6,088.7 m and ground VLF-EM, aeromagnetic and MMI geochemical survey. See MDI52N04SE00036 for more recent exploration
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| BLAMC 171, RL0261 | 20000017696 | 20000017696 |
| BALMC 170, RL0260 | 20000017697 | 20000017697 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Terrane: North Caribou
Domain: Uchi
Belt: Red Lake
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Amphibolite
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The central part of the property is underlain by an eastward thinning wedge of mafic flows and hornblende amphibolite. It is bounded on the north and south by sedimentary sequences. The northern belt of sedimentary rocks is comprised of an interlayered sequence of argillite, mudstone, slate, and chert. They strike N73 degs W and dip 55 degs S. The southern belt of sedimentary rocks is comprised of a sequence of intercalated oxide facies iron formation, greywacke, and mudstone beds. Dykes of quartz porphyryr, feldspar porphyry, diorite, and lamprophyre are common.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Stringers | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feldspar Porphyry | 2 | Feldspar | Sheared | Contains |
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Flows | Adjacent | |
| Mylonite/Fault Gouge/Pseudotachylite | 4 | Quartz-Rich | Shear Zone | Contains |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - A sheared feldspar porphyr cuts a unit of mafic flows and hornblende amphibolite bounded by two sedimentary sequences composed of argillite, mudstone, slate, and chert and intercalated oxide facies iron formation, greywacke and mudstone.
| 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 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Feb 24, 2012 (K R Kettles) - Little information exists about the occurrence other than it occurs in sheared feldspar porphyry, mineralized with thin quartz stringers, pyrite, minor pyrrhotite, and gold.Two sections of drill core from DDH-43 in 1946 assayed: 0.12 OPT AU/1 M. Both sections were 1 m in length and 1.2 m apart.2004: One ddh near this area came back with one assay of 5.49 g/t Au over 0.12 m.
Aug 10, 2022 (Q Unknown) - 1946 DDH 43: 2 sections 1.2 m apart returned similar assays: 0.12 opt au/1 m.
File - Red Lake Resident Geologists Files 1946 Balmer #4
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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Part - Geology of Balmer Township
Publication Number: ARV60-10 Page: 33-34 Date: 1997
Author: Chisholm E.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Gold occurrences, prospects, and deposits of the Red Lake area, volumes 1 and 2
Publication Number: OFR5558 Page: 149-150 Date: 1987
Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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