Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Hatch - 1933, Mink Lake Group - 1933, Bent Birch - 2010 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1979-Aug-07 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jan-13 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Casummit Lake Area
Latitude: 51° 28' 41.11" Longitude: -92° 28' 18.6"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 536679.02 Northing: 5703124.22 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52N08NW
Point Location Description: Transfer
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Access by float plane to Mink Lake 68 air miles ENE of Red Lake
1970: Bralorne Car-Fer Resources. 1974 Dome Exploration Lt. completed diamond drilling. 1981: Noranda Exploration completed mapping, sampling, diamond drilling: discovery of the Finn and Moly Showing. 1985: Rand Hodgson completed stripping and trenching. 2001-2004: Fronteer Development Group completed linecutting, sampling, drilling and geological assessment. 2009 Mega Precious Metals completed property assessment and sampling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.45649 | 20000006470 | 20000006470 |
| 2.8397 | 52N08NW0048 | 52N08NW0048 |
| 2.10419 | 52N08NW0035 | 52N08NW0035 |
| 52N08NW0100 | 20000005652 | 20000005652 |
| 2.11210 | 52N08NW0030 | 52N08NW0030 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Terrane: North Caribou
Domain: Uchi
Belt: Birch-Uchi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 |
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| Quartz Porphyry | 2 | |||
| Vein | 3 | quartz |
Jan 13, 2023 (Q Unknown) - Early Precambrian mafic tuff is cut by a quartz feldspar porphyry which in turn is cut by a mafic dyke. A quartz vein in the tuff is 5-8 feet wide, strikes north, and dips vertically.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Siderite | Economic | Ore |
Jan 26, 2012 (A McKee) - 2010: Mega Precious Metals Inc: 2-3% pyrite with strong ankerite alteration over a metre. 7 ppb Au from grab sample.
Jan 13, 2023 (Q Unknown) - Mineralization consists of chalcopyrite, minor pyrite, and galena.
Part - Geology of the Shabumeni-Birch lakes area
Publication Number: ARV42-06.002 Page: 36 Date: 1998
Author: Furse G.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Volcanic studies in the Birch-Uchi lakes area of Ontario
Publication Number: MP006 Page: 94 Date: 1967
Author: Goodwin A.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 191 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Folio - Cassumit Lake Area - Red Lake Mining Division
Publication Number: GDIF601 Date: 1990
Author: Dutka R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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