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Record: MDI52N04SW00098

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Fulbro #2 - 1991
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Mar-11
Date Last Modified 2022-Jun-28
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: McDonough

Latitude: 51° 7' 17.73"    Longitude: -93° 53' 18.92"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 437811.715   Northing: 5663722.063    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Red Lake

NTS Grid: 52N04SW

Point Location Description: N/A

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

1944: The property was held by J.E.J. Fahlgren. 1947: The property was held by Consolidated Fulbro Gold Mines Ltd. 1967: The property was held by Cochenour Explorations Ltd. Prior to 1947 a shaft was sunk to a depth of 10 m. After 1947, the area was prospected and samples were taken.


Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Uchi

Terrane: North Caribou

Domain: Uchi

Belt: Red Lake

Geological Age: Archean  

Metamorphism Type: Regional

Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist



Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - GEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION: The prospect is situated in a xenolith of intermediate volcanic rocks in a quartz porphyry to granodiorite intrusion. Gold mineralization occurs in a 0.9 m wide quartz lens. DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION: The showing is comprised of a 0.9 m wide quartz lens which strikes N15 deg. W and dips vertically. The lens is less than 5 m in length. At both ends of the lens there are 0.6 m wide pods of massive sulphides.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Vein 1 Quartz Host
Quartz Porphyry 2 Quartz Adjacent
Granodiorite 3 Granodiorite Adjacent

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The prospect is situated in a xenolith of intermediate volcanic rocks in a quartz porphyry to granodiorite intrusion. Gold mineralization occurs in a 0.9 m wide quartz lens. The showing is comprised of a 0.9 m wide quartz lens which strikes N15 deg. W and dips vertically. The lens is less than 5 m in length. At both ends of the lens there are 0.6 m wide pods of massive sulphides.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1GoldEconomicOre
2PyriteEconomicOre
3PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
1QuartzEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - MDI1 DATA: GRADE - SHAFT (TO 10 M): AS HIGH AS 0.26 OPT AU AND 0.23 OPT AU, GRADE - 1988 - 3 DDH: 0.11 OPT AU/1.50M @140M; 173 PPB AND 262 PPB AU WERE BEST FOR EACH DDH Values as high as 0.26 oz/ton (8.914 g/tonne) Au have been reported from samples taken in the shaft. The prospect is situated in a xenolith of intermediate volcanic rocks in a quartz porphyry to granodiorite intrusion. Gold mineralization occurs in a 0.9 m wide quartz lens. The showing is comprised of a 0.9 m wide quartz lens which strikes N15 deg. W and dips vertically. The lens is less than 5 m in length. At both ends of the lens there are 0.6 m wide pods of massive sulphides.



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1947 McDonough #16

Publication Number: AF RL 1947 Date: 1947

Author: Janes, T.H.

Publisher Name:

Location: Red Lake RGP


File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1988 McDonough #56

Publication Number: AF RL 1988 Date: 1988

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Red Lake RGP


Mono - Gold occurrences, prospects, and deposits of the Red Lake area, volumes 1 and 2

Publication Number: OFR5558 Page: 599  Date: 1987

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

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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