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| Record Name(s) | Newman Rajah Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. - 1959 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1983-Dec-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Aug-05 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Heyson
Latitude: 51° 0' 12.24" Longitude: -93° 52' 50.26"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 438211.606 Northing: 5650572.023 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52N04SW
Point Location Description: N/A
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Originally, this property was part of a large group, held by Rajah Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. this company was incorporated in 1936. In 1957, the company's charter was cancelled, and H. A. Newman became the owner of the Heyson township claims. The only recorded work on the Newman Rajah Red Lake Gold Mines property was performed in 1959, and consisted of geological and magnetometer surveys.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Terrane: North Caribou
Domain: Uchi
Belt: Red Lake
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Basalt | Adjacent |
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| Diorite | 2 | Diorite | Adjacent | |
| Quartz-Rich Granitoid | 3 | Adjacent | ||
| Mylonite/Fault Gouge/Pseudotachylite | 4 | Shear Zone | Contains | |
| Vein | 5 | Quartz | Veins | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The property is underlain mainly by mafic to intermediate volcanic rocks. The extreme NE part of the property is underlain by the Dome Stock. The metavolcanics strike is approximately EW and dip steeply to the south. Dikes and /or sills of quartz diorite, diorite and gabbro intrude into the metavolcanics.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - Gold occurs in quartz veins in a mineralized shear zone in the southwestern part of the Dome Stock. The shear zone is described as being narrow, striking approximately EW, and carrying considerable chalcopyrite. The only recorded assay for the shear zone is 0.02 oz/ton (0.686 g/tonne) Au.
File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1936-57 Heyson #4
Publication Number: AF RL 1936 Date: 1936
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Location: Red Lake RGP
File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1957 Heyson #38
Publication Number: AF RL 1957 Date: 1957
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Location: Red Lake RGP
Part - Geology and mineral deposits of the Red Lake area
Publication Number: ARV49-02 Page: 197 Date: 1998
Author: Horwood H.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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MonoMap - Geology of the northern part of Heyson Township, District of Kenora
Publication Number: R056 Page: 46 Date: 1968
Author: Ferguson S.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 1, districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Rainy River, and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: MDC013 Page: 245 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A., Groen H.A., Haynes R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
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Mono - Gold occurrences, prospects, and deposits of the Red Lake area, volumes 1 and 2
Publication Number: OFR5558 Page: 523-524 Date: 1987
Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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File - Resident Geologist's Files, Red Lake
Publication Number: RGF RL Date: 1959
Author: Brett, S.E.
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Location: Red Lake RGP
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