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Record: MDI52N04SW00331

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) McManus Mines Quartz Vein #2 Occurrence - 1987, McManus - No. 2 Quartz Vein Occurrence - 1987, McManus - Dome #392 Occurrence - 1987
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1997-Jan-30
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-02
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Dome

Latitude: 51° 1' 13.05"    Longitude: -93° 46' 4.65"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 446136.601   Northing: 5652361.95    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Red Lake

NTS Grid: 52N04SW

Point Location Description: Point on claim K1600 map 2074

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1922: G. McManus performs surface work. 1936: Performs stripping and sampling, 31 holes drilled (24 ddhs, totalling 2163.67 m). 1937: McManus Red Lake Gold Mines is incorporated to acquire property. 1947: Carry out magnetometer and geological surveys. 1979: Name changed to New McManus Red Lake Gold Mines.


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) - The occurrence is underlain by the Howey Diorite and consists of a quartz vein.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Diorite 1 Diorite Contains
Vein 2 Quartz Host

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1GoldEconomicOre
1QuartzEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - A quartz vein in the diorite is reported to carry gold values. No assays given.



Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Dome Township, Kenora District

Publication Number: M2074 Scale: 1:12,000    Date: 1997

Author: Ferguson S.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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MonoMap - Geology of Dome Township, District of Kenora

Publication Number: R045 Scale:     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 Scale:     Date: 1987

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

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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