Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI52N04SW00086
| Record Name(s) | Fahlgren - Graves Twp. - 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-06 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Graves
Latitude: 51° 6' 38.47" Longitude: -93° 54' 13.45"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 436736.711 Northing: 5662522.07 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52N04SW
Point Location Description: Approximate
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The property is located 11 km Northwest of the Town of Red Lake. The property can be accessed by logging roads off the Rine Ridge road or by boat or skidoo across Red Lake.
1944: The property was held by J. E. J. Fahlgren. Some trenching and sampling. 1947: The property was held by Consolidated Fulbro Gold Mines Limited. 1949: Two diamond drill holes, totalling 66 m were completed. 2004: a total of 39 large surface till samples were collected and analyzed in 2002 for the Slate Bay property. In 2003 Overburden drilling took place by for Skyharbour Resources LTD.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| AF RL 1944 GRAVES #2 | ||
| AF RL 1949 GRAVES #1 | ||
| GRAVS – Graves #4 2.26419 | 52N04SW2066 | 52N04SW2066 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Terrane: North Caribou
Domain: Uchi
Belt: Red Lake
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Amphibolite
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - GEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION: The prospect occurs in a NE-SW stricking unit of intermediate metavolcanics (tuffs and flows) which dip steeply to the northwest. The foliation developed in the metavolcanics is generally parallel to the strike. Immediately to the southeast of the prospect there is a small, thin, clastic unit comprised of greywacke and conglomerate. DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION: This showing is comprised of quartz veins and quartz stringers in intermediat volcanic rocks. They strike generally N55 deg. E with a steep westerly dip. The quartz is sparsely mineralized with chalcopyrite and pyrite.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Veins And Stringers | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate Tuff | 2 | Tuffs And Flows | Foliated | Adjacent |
| Sandstone | 3 | Greywacke | Near | |
| Conglomerate | 4 | Near |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 13, 2011 (K R Kettles) - MDI DATA: GRADE - GRAB SAMPLES: 2 SAMPLES:0.30 AND 0.14 OPT AU Two grab samples taken from the area returned assays of 0.30 oz/ton (10.286 g/tonne) and 0.14 oz/ton (4.800 g/tonne) Au. 2002-2003: Till samples Au ranging from 0ppm - .574 ppm
File - Resident Geologist files 1944 (Graves 2), 1949 (Graves 1)
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Red Lake RGP office
Mono - Gold occurrences, prospects, and deposits of the Red Lake area, volumes 1 and 2
Publication Number: OFR5558 Page: 485-486 Date: 1987
Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
File - Resident Geologist's Files, Red Lake
Publication Number: RGF 1947 Date: 1947
Author: James, T.H.
Publisher Name:
Location: Red Lake RGP office
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