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| Record Name(s) | Colley Occurrence - 1936, McCarney - 1991, Vanwin - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Dome
Latitude: 51° 3' 26.5" Longitude: -93° 52' 47.52"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 438336.651 Northing: 5656572.039 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52N04SW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Data Compilation
1936: Collart Gold Mines Ltd. performed stripping and trenching. 1980: Property owned by Goldfield Resources Ltd.
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 Colley occurrence is located in the northern part of the Dome granite-granodiorite stock. The occurrence consists of a quartz vein in a fracture zone in granite. The fracture zone strikes S87 degs E and dips 65 degs N. It has been followed in a series of strippings and trenches over a distance of 270 m.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite | 2 | Granite | Stock | Adjacent |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The quartz vein has been traced for 80 m within the fracture zone. It varies in width from 5 cm to 1.5 m. It consists mainly of massive white quartz, with minor amounts of carbonate and pyrite. The vein also contains inclusions of granite. Erratic low values in gold have been reported from the vein.
Aug 31, 2022 (Q Unknown) - 1940: erratic low values in gold reported from vein. 1987: numerous grab samples and 2 DDHs, best assay 210-950 ppb Au/3 m.
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 80 | 1 | 273 | 65 |
Date: Jan 24, 1997
Geologist: K R Kettles
Notes: N/A
File - Red Lake Resident Geologists Files 1938 Dome #83
Publication Number: AF RL 1938 Date: 1938
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Location: Red Lake RGP
File - Red Lake Resident Geologists Files 1981 Dome #94
Publication Number: AF RL 1981 Date: 1981
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Location: Red Lake RGP
File - Red Lake Resident Geologists Files 1982 Dome #92
Publication Number: AF RL 1982 Date: 1982
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Location: Red Lake RGP
File - Red Lake Resident Geologists Files 1983 Dome #99
Publication Number: AF RL 1983 Date: 1983
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Location: Red Lake RGP
File - Red Lake Resident Geologists Files 1987 Dome #123
Publication Number: AF RL 1987 Date: 1987
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Location: Red Lake RGP
Part - Geology and mineral deposits of the Red Lake area
Publication Number: ARV49-02 Page: 99-100, 128-133 Date: 1998
Author: Horwood H.C.
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: 352 Date: 1987
Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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