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Record: MDI52N08NW00013

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Mink Lake Pond - 1933, Loydex Option - 1991, Blondin - 1991
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Mar-20
Date Last Modified 2022-Aug-10
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Casummit Lake Area

Latitude: 51° 29' 28.11"    Longitude: -92° 28' 45.6"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 536147.852   Northing: 5704572.687    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Red Lake

NTS Grid: 52N08NW

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Data Compilation

Access Description: 110 Km ENE of Red Lake, 115 KM NE of Ear Falls, Fixed wing aircraft on floats or skis, or helicopter



Exploration History

1973: Amax Exploration Inc conducted airborne geophysical survey, ground magnetic and electromagnetic surveys. 1975-1976: Selco Mining Corporation Ltd. Ground magnetic and horizontal loop and electromagnetic surveys. 1988: Umex In airborne magnetic field and VLF-EM survey. 1990: Major General Resources Ltd. HLEM, magnetic field survey, grid soil sampling, mapping and prospecting. 2003/2004: Bullion Resources Ltd. Geological and geochemical soil sampling.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
RL 52N09SW 2.27952 52N09SW2006 52N09SW2006

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Uchi

Terrane: North Caribou

Domain: Uchi

Belt: Birch-Uchi

Geological Age: Archean  



Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5PyriteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Jan 26, 2012 (A McKee) - 2003/2004: Grab sample taken on the NE portion of the pond in a old trench returned 1.56 g/t Au within a Quartz Vein.


Aug 10, 2022 (Q Unknown) - 1933 grab samples: up to 0.39 opt Au and a channel sample assayed 0.12 opt Au/11 ft, 1987-89 several DDHs: to ESE of occurrence, no grades given, similar geology.



Mineral Record Details

References

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:


Folio - Cassumit Lake Area - Red Lake Mining Division

Publication Number: GDIF601 Date: 1990

Author: Dutka R.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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