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| Record Name(s) | Fox Farm West - 1991, Cochenour Willians Gold Mines Ltd .#69-1 - 1969 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jun-29 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold, Silver
Township or Area: Willans
Latitude: 51° 0' 39.52" Longitude: -93° 35' 34.87"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 458398 Northing: 5651213.01 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52N04SE
Point Location Description: DDH symbol on centre island of a group of 3 islands 1km south of north boundary Willans Tp
Location Method: Data Compilation
1969: Cochenour Willians Gold Mine Ltd.- HLEM survey, DD-1-61 m Geochem surveys (MMI), Mag Surveys, line cutting, IP, VLF-EM and some drill holes has been conducted since 1969 by various companies. (Goldcorp, Crossroads Explorations, Ansil Resources, Placer Dome Inc, Rupert Resources and Tri Origin Exploration have all done work 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-Carbonate | Stringers And Veins | Host |
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| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Magnesian Rich | Flows | Adjacent |
| Sulphide Ironstone | 3 | Sulphide Facies | Iron Formation | Adjacent |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The occurrence is underlain by units of massive to pillowed magnesian rich metavolcanic flows. Thin units of sulphide iron formation have been recognized in drill core. Rock units generally strike to the northwest and dip at approximately 50 deg. to the southwest. Anomalous silver values are located in quartz-carbonate veins cutting metavolcanics.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Silver | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| Quartz | Alteration | Silicification | 1 | Medium | Network |
Nov 03, 2014 (K R Kettles) - DDH-69-1 returned assays of 0.84 oz/t Ag over 1 m and 2.08 g/t Ag over 0.03 m
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The metavolcanics have been silicified and carbonatized.
File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1969 Willans #9
Publication Number: AF RL 1969 Date: 1969
Author: Chastko, L.C.
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Location: Red Lake RGP
Map - Geological series, Willans Township, District of Kenora (Patricia Portion)
Publication Number: P2214 Scale: 1:12,000 Date: 1979
Author: Pirie J., Kita J.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1980 Willans #16
Publication Number: AF RL 1980 Date: 1980
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: 699-700 Date: 1987
Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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