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Record: MDI52N04SW00051

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Redruth - No. 8 Vein - 1944
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Prospect
Date Created 1991-Mar-10
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-26
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Baird

Latitude: 51° 0' 28.18"    Longitude: -93° 57' 12.11"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 433114.631   Northing: 5651128.046    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Red Lake

NTS Grid: 52N04SW

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Data Compilation

Access Description: No 8 QUARTZ VEIN E OF MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY.



Exploration History

1944: Redruth Gold Mines Ltd. was incorporated, and from 1944-1946 carried out prospecting, trenching and 4575 m of drilling. The property was optioned, but by 1987 had reverted back to Redruth. 1995: Placer Dome completed ground mag, IP survey, prospecting, geological mapping, lithogeochemical and soil sampling, 1996: Placer Dome completed stripping and mapping. 1997: 10 DDH for 1333 m. 1998: Stripping and 8 DDH for 1341.11 m. 2003: completed 5 DDH for 3417 m. 2008: Goldcorp completed 5 DDH for 3080.5 m on the property.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
2.44599 20000013635 20000013635
2.17080 52N04SW0087 52N04SW0087
2.19426 52N04SW2015 52N04SW2015
2.19009 52N04SW2007 52N04SW2007

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Uchi

Terrane: North Caribou

Domain: Uchi

Belt: Red Lake

Geological Age: Archean  

Metamorphism Type: Regional

Metamorphism Grade: U. Greenschist



Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The property is underlain by mafic metavolcanic flows and gabbro sills and dikes. Flows are both pillowed and massive, with pillow tops to the northwest. In the vicinity of the showings, a long narrow metagabbro sill/dike intrudes into the metavolcanics. This dike trends NE-SW, perpendicular to the strike(apparrent) of the volcanics. Several small quartz-feldspar porphyry and quartz porphyry dikes are present. The mafic metavolcanics in or adjacent to shear zones have been silicified and carbonatized. The No. 8 vein has been exlored along stike for 106.14 m.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Vein 1 Quartz Possible Shear Zone Host
Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided 2 Basalt, Altered Pillowed And Massive Flows Adjacent
Gabbro 3 Gabbro Sill/Dike Near

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The mafic metavolcanics include pillowed and massive flows. The gabbro sills and dikes are coarse grained. The minor felsic dikes in the area are quartz-feldspar porphyry and quartz porphyry. The mafic metavolcanics adjacent to the shear zones and veins have been silicified and carbonatized.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1GoldEconomicOre
1QuartzEconomicGangue
2ChalcopyriteEconomicGangue
3PyriteEconomicGangue
4PyrrhotiteEconomicGangue
5TennantiteEconomicGangue
CarbonateAlterationCarbonatization1WeakReplacement
SilicaAlterationSilicification2WeakReplacement

Mineralization Comments

Mar 19, 2012 (K R Kettles) - The Redruth No. 8 quartz vein has been explored by trenching and 4 drill holes along strike 106.14 m. Two surface samples assayed 0.48 oz/ton Au over 0.25 m and 0.75 oz/ton Au over 0.46 m. 2008: drill hole HUM08009 returned assays of 2.04 g/t Au over 1 m


Aug 31, 2022 (Q Unknown) - 1945-46: surface samples assays up to 0.75 opt Au/1.5 ft.



Alteration Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The mafic metavolcanics in or adjacent to shear zones and the quartz veins have been locally silicified and carbonatized.




Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist files RL Baird #9

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Location: Resident Geologist files RL Baird #9


MonoMap - Geology of the eastern part of Baird Township, District of Kenora

Publication Number: R039 Page: 32-33  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: 27-28  Date: 1987

Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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