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| Record Name(s) | South McKenzie - No. 1 Showing - 1936 |
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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° 4' 25.11" Longitude: -93° 51' 51.79"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 439442.91 Northing: 5658369.525 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52N04SW
Point Location Description: Transfer/DDH
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1936: South McKenzie Island Mines Ltd. completes trenching and diamond drilling -1 hole totalling 13.2 m. 1981: A.E. Lafreniere owned the ground.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 52N04SW0117 | 20000006235 | 20000006235 |
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 thick bedded felsic tuffs. The tuffaceous rocks strike N 48 degs E and dip 65 to 85 degs S. The occurrence consists of an auriferous quartz vein which strikes N 40 degs W and dips 80 degs NE.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Felsic Tuff | 1 | Tuffs | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Blue Quartz | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The felsic metavolcanics are an interlayered sequence of thin to thick bedded felsic tuffs.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The occurrence is an auriferous quartz vein which is 0.1 m in width, and has been exposed along strike for 19.5 m. It is composed of dark blue quartz. Channel samples range from 1.2 opt Au/.25 m to 0.20 opt Au/0.10 m.
Aug 31, 2022 (Q Unknown) - 1934: channel samples up to 0.35 opt Au over narrow widths. 1986: grab samples assay up to 14,740 ppb Au. 1987: 2 DDHs, best assay 477 ppb Au/ 1 m (NMK-87-10).
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 19.5 | .1 | 320 | 80 |
Date: Feb 02, 1997
Geologist: K R Kettles
Notes: N/A
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
File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1983 Dome #96
Publication Number: AF RL 1983 Date: 1983
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Location: Red Lake RGP
File - Red Lake Resident Geologists Files 1986 Dome #118
Publication Number: AF RL 1986 Date: 1986
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Location: Red Lake RGP
File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1986-88 Dome #137
Publication Number: AF RL 1988 Date: 1988
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Location: Red Lake RGP
File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1987 Dome #117
Publication Number: AF RL 1987 Date: 1987
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Location: Red Lake RGP
File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1987-88 Dome #132
Publication Number: AFRL 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: 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 occurrences, prospects, and deposits of the Red Lake area, volumes 1 and 2
Publication Number: OFR5558 Page: 421 Date: 1987
Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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