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| Record Name(s) | C. W. Peterson GF-FIP#2 - 1982 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1996-Dec-28 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold, Silver
Township or Area: Fairlie
Latitude: 51° 2' 31.26" Longitude: -93° 58' 19.75"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 431846.67 Northing: 5654947.05 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52N04SW
Point Location Description: N/A
Location Method: Based on Assessment
1961: The occurence was covered within the group of claims held by Dickenson Mines Limited. Two diamond drill holes were completed on the claims within the group. 1970: Madsen Red Lake Gold Mines Limited held the occurence in their Pine Option. Three diamond drill holes were completed on claims within the group. 1982: The property was held by C.W. Peterson and optioned to Goldfields Mining Corporation. One diamond drill hole intersected the occurence.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Terrane: North Caribou
Domain: Uchi
Belt: Red Lake
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Chert | 1 | Chemical Metasediments | Interbedded | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz-Carbonate | Near | |
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Adjacent |
Nov 12, 2014 (A Wilson) - The occurrence is situated in an area underlain by mafic metavolcanic flows interbedded with chemical metaseimentry rocks. The volcancis are strongly foliated, highly carbonatized and chloritized. Pillow structures have been noted on some of the islands around the occurrence.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Graphite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Carbonate | Alteration | Carbonatization | 1 | Strong | Veins | ||
| Chlorite | Alteration | Chloritic | 2 | Strong | Veins |
Nov 12, 2014 (K R Kettles) - A 30 cm section of drill core returned assays of 70 ppb Au and 0.8 ppm Ag. A 68 cm section of core returned assays of 100 ppb Au and 0.7 ppm Ag.
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The mafic metavolcanics have been moderately to strongly carbonized and chloritized.
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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