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| Record Name(s) | Fulbro No.4 - 1982 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1982-Aug-26 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jun-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: McDonough
Latitude: 51° 6' 59.88" Longitude: -93° 53' 25.01"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 437686.71 Northing: 5663172.062 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52N04SW
Point Location Description: N/A
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1947: The property was held by Consolidated Fulbro Gold Mines Ltd. Prior to and in 1947, prospecting and trenching were done, and 8 shallow drill holes were completed.
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) - GEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION: The showing is underlain by mafic metavolcanic massive and pillowed flows. Stratigraphic tops are to the west. Foliation in the area strikes north-northeast and dips either vertically or steeply west. Thin units of chert and iron formation have been observed within the metavolcanics. A large intrusion of intermediate composition outcrops immediately west of the showing. DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION: Gold mineralization occurs in quartz veins in an iron formation unit which contains abundant pyrite.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ironstone-unsubdivided | 2 | Iron Formation | Host | |
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Flows | Massive To Pillowed | Adjacent |
| Chert | 4 | Near | ||
| Granitoid-Unsubdivided | 5 | Adjacent |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The showing is underlain by mafic metavolcanic massive and pillowed flows. Stratigraphic tops are to the west. Foliation in the area strikes north-northeast and dips either vertically or steeply west. Thin units of chert and iron formation have been observed within the metavolcanics. A large intrusion of intermediate composition outcrops immediately west of the showing. Gold mineralization occurs in quartz veins in an iron formation unit which contains abundant pyrite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - MDI1 DATA: GRADE 1947 DDH: 0.53 OPT AU /0.67 M Gold mineralization occurs in quartz veins in an iron formation unit which contains abundant pyrite. A drill hole under a trench is reported to have intersected .67 m of vein material assaying at 0.53 oz/ton (18.171 g/tonne)Au.
File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1947 McDonough #16
Publication Number: AF RL 1947 Date: 1947
Author: Janes, T.H.
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Location: Red Lake RGP
Mono - Gold occurrences, prospects, and deposits of the Red Lake area, volumes 1 and 2
Publication Number: OFR5558 Page: 559 Date: 1987
Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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