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Record: MDI52N08NE00003

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) West Point - 1991, Sandy Point - 1991
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Mar-20
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-06
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Keigat Lake Area

Latitude: 51° 23' 37.11"    Longitude: -92° 12' 17.56"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 555319.628   Northing: 5693900.927    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Red Lake

NTS Grid: 52N08NE

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1948: H.C. Hanson - conducted trenching and sampling. 1960: Alcon Exploration and mining syndicate - 11 trenches on claim KRL 47082, 3 DDH totalling 401 feet. 1966: H.C. Hanson - 1 DDH totalling 103 feet. 1985: Loydex Resources Inc. - conducted a magnetic survey. 1986: Dome Exploration - 1 DDH totalling 170 m on claim KRL 787394. 1987: Gold Fields Canadian Mining Ltd - 2 DDH totalling 1359.4 feet on claims KRL 720288. Dome Exploration - 1 DDH totalling 95 m on claim KRL 720145.1988: Placer Dome Inc. - 1 DDH totalling 181 m on claim KRL 720145. Gold Fields - conducted a humus geochemical survey, geological mapping, sampling and prospecting. 1990: Noranda Exploration - flew airborne electromagnetics, magnetic and gradiometer survey. 2005: Airborne Mag/Electromag survey conducted by Tradewinds Ventures Inc.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
AF RL 1948 52N/SE #16
AF RL 1986-87 52N/SE #28

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Uchi

Terrane: North Caribou

Domain: Uchi

Belt: Birch-Uchi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Sandstone 1 Greywacke
Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided 1
Magnetite Ironstone 1 Magnetite, Chert

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
5ArsenopyriteEconomicOre
10PyriteEconomicOre
TourmalineAlterationTourmalinization2UnknownStockwork

Mineralization Comments

Feb 24, 2014 (Syed Ali) - Chip cample taken by H.C Hanson was 0.27 oz/t Au across 1.6 feet. Chip sample taken from Loydex Resources assayed 0.089 oz/t Au across 7.5 feet.Channel sample taken by Gold Fields assayed up to 0.35 oz/t Au ACROSS 4 feet and 0.84 oz/t Au across 2 feet. the DDH by Gold Fields intersected 0.013 oz/t Au across 4.2 feet adn 0.014 oz/t Au across 4.4 feet.



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1948 52N/SE #16

Publication Number: Date: 1948

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Location: Red Lake RGP office


File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1986-87 52N/SE #28

Publication Number: Date: 1987

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Location: Red Lake RGP office


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