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MDI52N04SW00047
| Record Name(s) | Redaurum No.2 Zone - 1991, Orelock Exploration - Redaurum No. 2 Zone - 1987, Redaurum - Red Lake Claims - 9999 |
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| Related Record Type | Partial |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-10 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Baird
Latitude: 51° 0' 2.16" Longitude: -93° 54' 58.8"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 435702.612 Northing: 5650291.047 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52N04SW
Point Location Description: Precise/TR/DDHS
Location Method: Data Compilation
1936-38: Paulore Gold Mines trenched for 198.25 m, drilled 24 holes totalling 1711.66 m, started a vertical shaft to 100.65 m with levels at 13.73m, 45.75 m, and 91.5 m, lateral development of 297.38 m, and 22 underground drill holes totalling 821.98 m. 1937: Rajah Red Lake Gold Mines drilled seven surface holes totalling approximately 1200 m. 1939: Howey Gold Mines Ltd. drilled two holes totalling 289.32 m. 1944-1946: Redaurum Red Lake Gold Mines incorporated; completed 4575 m of drilling. 1977: Company name changed to Orelock Explorations Ltd. 1978: performed geophysical surveys (magnetometer and VLF-EM) and 2 drill holes totalling 185.14 m. 1979: Completed 6 drill holes totalling 570.1 m.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.3539 | 52N13NW0000 | 52N13NW0000 |
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) - Much of the Redaurum property is underlain by mafic metavolcanic flows and a few mafic to ultramafic sills and/or dikes. Rock units generally strike east-west and dip steeply to the south. Adjacent to the strong NE striking lineament extending from Paulore Lake along Dam Creek, the mafic flows have been almost completely altered to massive carbonate. A thin band (150 m) of felsic volcanics outcrops in the north-central part of the property. Intercalated with both the felsic and mafic volcanics are several relativeluy narrow and apparently discontinuous bands of iron formation. The No. 2 zone is comprised of gold in quartz stringers in iron formation. The zone has been exposed over a strike lenght of 137 m, and has an average width of 6 m.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Stringers In Iron Formation | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ironstone-unsubdivided | 2 | Cherty Seds And Lean If | Interlayered Banded Iron Formation | Contains |
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Silicified And Carbonatized | Flows | Adjacent |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - Adjacent to the NE striking lineament the mafic flows have been almost completely altered to massive carbonate. A few mafic to ultramafic sills cut the mafic volcanics. The Redaurum No. 2 zone is comprised of interlayered banded cherty sediments and a lean iron formation.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Chert | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Magnetite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Silica | Alteration | Silicification | 1 | ||||
| Carbonate | Alteration | Carbonatization | 2 |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The Redaurum No. 2 Zone occurs in quartz stringers in iron formation. The iron formation is lean and interlayered with banded cherty sediments. The zone has been ex0posed in trenches over a strike length of 137 m, and has an average width of 6 m. Gold values are associated with pyritiferous quartz stringers cutting the iron formation. Samples taken from surface returned assays as high as 0.18 opt Au. The average for the zone is 0.05 opt Au. Two drill holes returned values of up to 0.07 opt Au.
Jul 22, 2022 (Q Unknown) - Grade 1940 surface: samples assayed as high as 0.18 opt Au, ave. For zone is about 0.05 opt Au. 1945 ddh: several ddh, best section at 46 ft, assays 0.15 opt Au/6.2 ft (R-X-16).
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The mafic metavolcanic country rocks have been silicified and carbonatized, and the iron formation has been silicified.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Unknown |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Stratabound |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 137 | 6 |
Date: Dec 12, 1996
Geologist: K R Kettles
Notes: N/A
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
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| Redaurum No. 2 Zone | 1986 | Possible | 124750 | OFR 6180, Table 14 (AF: Barclay, 1986) | Grade: 6.17 g/t Au (137 500 tons of 0.18 opt Au) - See also MDI52K13NW00009, MDI52N04SW00049, MDI52K13NW00021, MDI52N04SW00046 for other Redaurum zones. |
File - Resident Geologist files 1944, 1946, Baird 25
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Location: Red Lake RGP office
Part - Geology and mineral deposits of the Red Lake area
Publication Number: ARV49-02 Date: 1998
Author: Horwood H.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the eastern part of Baird Township, District of Kenora
Publication Number: R039 Page: 32 Date: 1997
Author: Ferguson S.A.
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: 48-49 Date: 1987
Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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