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| Record Name(s) | McManus Mines - Shear Zone Occurrence - 1987, McManus - Dome #26 Occurrence - 1987 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1997-Jan-30 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Dome
Latitude: 51° 1' 19.78" Longitude: -93° 46' 15.02"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 445936.603 Northing: 5652571.953 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52N04SW
Point Location Description: Point on claim K1600 map 2074
Location Method: Data Compilation
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.
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 occurrence is underlain by the Howey Diorite and consists of a quartz stringers in a shear zone.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Diorite | 1 | Diorite | Stock | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Veins And Stringers | Host |
| Mylonite/Fault Gouge/Pseudotachylite | 3 | Shear Zone | Contains |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - A shear zone in the Howey Diorite containing quartz stringers and veins is reported to carry gold. No assay values are given, only that gold is reported to occur in the quartz stringers.
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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