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| Record Name(s) | South McKenzie - No. 2 Showing - 1983, Gold Fields - South McKenzie No. 2 Showing - 1987 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1983-Sep-14 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Dome
Latitude: 51° 4' 25.45" Longitude: -93° 51' 16.15"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 440136.657 Northing: 5658372.029 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52N04SW
Point Location Description: 2nd trench from North in Claim 10945 Map 2074
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1936: South McKenzie Island Mines Ltd. completes trenching and diamond drilling -5 holes totalling 185 m. 1980-82: Gold Fields Resources owns ground.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.4023 | 52N04SW0052 | 52N04SW0052 |
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 rocks in the vicinity of the occurrence consist of an interlayered sequence of thin to medium bedded felsic tuffs. The tuffaceous rocks strike N 50 degs E and dip 80 to 90 degs NW. The occurrence consists of auriferous quartz lenses in a shear zone which strikes NE.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mylonite/Fault Gouge/Pseudotachylite | 1 | Shear Zone | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felsic Tuff | 2 | Tuffs | Adjacent | |
| Vein | 3 | Quartz | Lenses In Shear Zone | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The felsic metavolcanics are an interlayered sequence of thin to medium bedded felsic tuffs.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The quartz lenses in the shear zone contain gold with minor pyrite and arsenopyrite. They strike N 25 degs E, dip 79 degs NW, and have been exposed for 60 m along strike. They vary in width from 15 to 45 cm, and are composed of greyish white quartz with minor amounts of sulphides. Samples across the quartz lenses range from 0.02 to 0.20 opt Au.
May 13, 2022 (Q Unknown) - 1934: chip/channel samples: in trench assay up to 0.12 opt Au/1.6 ft (3 DDHs also). 1986: grab samples: assay up to 3150 ppb Au. 1987 - 3 DDHs: best assay 600 ppb Au/0.3 m (NMK-87-01).
File - Red Lake Resident Geologists Files 1934-36 Dome #31
Publication Number: AF RL 1934 Date: 1934
Author: McDonald, N.P.
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Location: Red Lake RGP
Map - Dome Township, Kenora District
Publication Number: M2074 Scale: 1:12,000 Date: 1997
Author: Ferguson S.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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File - Red Lake Resident Geologists Files 1983 Dome #96
Publication Number: AF RL 1983 Date: 1983
Author:
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Location: Red Lake RGP
File - Red Lake Resident Geologists Files 1986 Dome #118
Publication Number: AF RL 1986 Date: 1986
Author:
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Location: Red Lake RGP
File - Red Lake Resident Geologists Files 1986-88 Dome #137
Publication Number: AF RL 1988 Date: 1988
Author:
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Location: Red Lake RGP
File - Red Lake Resident Geologists Files 1987 Dome #117
Publication Number: AF RL 1987 Date: 1987
Author:
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Location: Red Lake RGP
Part - Gold deposits in the vicinity of Red Lake
Publication Number: ARV44-06.001 Page: 18-19 Date: 1997
Author: Hurst M.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Part - Geology and mineral deposits of the Red Lake area
Publication Number: ARV49-02 Page: 211 Date: 1998
Author: Horwood H.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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MonoMap - Geology of Dome Township, District of Kenora
Publication Number: R045 Page: 86 Date: 1997
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: 244 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: 420 Date: 1987
Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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