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MDI52N08NE00002
| Record Name(s) | Canamer - 1966, Birch Lake - East - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-11 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Keigat Lake Area
Latitude: 51° 24' 23.31" Longitude: -92° 11' 15.71"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 556499 Northing: 5695341 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52N08NE
Point Location Description: Sample B1055078 location from First Mining Gold news release Jan. 17, 2023, center of Canamer DDH
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: 120 KM ENE Of Red Lake
1966: Canamer Mining Corp. - conducted stripping, trenching, sampling and 7 DDH totalling 1243.7 feet. 1984-1985: Dome Exploration Canada Ltd. - conducted mapping, sampling and magnetic and electromagnetic surveys over the property. 1985-1986: Dome Exploration Ltd - conducted detailed geological mapping and sampling and diamond drilled 13 holes totalling 1888 m on the property. 2005: Airborne Mag/Electromag survey conducted by Tradewinds Ventures Inc. 2022: First Mining Gold carried out sampling and flew airborne magnetic and EM surveys.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.8253 | 52N08NW0260 | 52N08NW0260 |
| 2.8017 | 52N08NE0011 | 52N08NE0011 |
| 13 | 52N08NE0450 | 52N08NE0450 |
| 2.24710 | 52N08NE2001 | 52N08NE2001 |
| 2.30199 | 20000000522 | 20000000522 |
| 10 | 52N08NE0027 | 52N08NE0027 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Terrane: North Caribou
Domain: Uchi
Belt: Birch-Uchi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Silty Sandstone | 1 | Greywacke, Siltstone, |
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| Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry | 1 | Feldpsar, Quartz | ||
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Basalt | Flows | |
| Felsic Pyroclastic Breccia | 2 | Pyroclastic | ||
| Chert | 2 | Chert-Magnetite Iron Formation |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Feb 23, 2014 (Syed Ali) - Drill Hole No. 4, which was completed by canamer mining corp. intersected assays which ranged between 0.16 and 0.32 oz Au/t across 14.7 feet. Drill hole No.1 intersected 2 sections which assayed 0.16 oz Au/t across 2.1 feet and 0.56 oz Au/t across 1.4 feet. Silver values as high as 0.36 oz Ag/t were also intersected. A grab sample taken from teh large sulphide pod at the Main showing by B.T Atkinson assayed 0.15 oz Au/t, 0.11 oz Ag/t and 5.5 ppm As. A sample from the sulphidized iron formation adjacent to a quartz vein assayed 0.50 oz Au/t, 0.34 oz Ag/t and 20 ppm As. A grab sample of barren iron formation analyzed 24 ppb Au and 49 ppm As.
Aug 11, 2023 (Therese Pettigrew) - Sampling by First Mining Gold returned 15.3 g/t Au from Sample B1055078 (First Mining Gold news release January 17, 2023).
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Igneous Contact |
File - Resident Geologist files Resident Geologist files AF RL 1966 52N/SE #2
Publication Number: Date: 1996
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Location: Red Lake RGP
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