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| Record Name(s) | Murto Property (Slate Bay) - 1987 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1997-Jan-10 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Zinc
Township or Area: McDonough
Latitude: 51° 6' 56.69" Longitude: -93° 53' 19.8"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 437786.709 Northing: 5663072.061 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52N04NW
Point Location Description: N/A
Location Method: Data Compilation
1942: The property was held by William and Ab Murto. Surface work. 1949: The property was held by Consolidated Fulbro Gold Mines Ltd. Trenching, prospecting and 2 shallow drill holes completed.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Terrane: North Caribou
Domain: Uchi
Belt: Red Lake
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - Geological description: The occurrence is located near the contact of a quartz porphyry intrusion to the east and massive metavolcanic flows to the west. Observed foliation in both units strikes north-northeast and dips subvertically. A thin unit of chert has been recognized near the occurrence. Stratigraphic tops based on pillow packing are to the west. Deposit description: The gold appears to be contained in a short (1-5 m) quartz vein in the quartz porphyry near the contact between the intrusion and metavolcanics.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartz Porphyry | 2 | Quartz | Adjacent | |
| Mafic massive flow | 3 | Flows | Massive | Near |
| Chert | 4 | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - The occurrence is located near the contact of a quartz porphyry intrusion to the east and massive metavolcanic flows to the west. Observed foliation in both units strikes north-northeast and dips subvertically. A thin unit of chert has been recognized near the occurrence. Stratigraphic tops based on pillow packing are to the west. The gold appears to be contained in a short (1-5 m) quartz vein in the quartz porphyry near the contact between the intrusion and metavolcanics.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - A grab sample from the occurrence returned an assay of 0.04 oz/ton (1.371 g/tonne) Au. The gold appears to be contained in a short (1-5 m) quartz vein in the quartz porphyry near the contact between the intrusion and metavolcanics.
File - Resident Geologist's Files, Red Lake
Publication Number: AF RL 1942 Date: 1942
Author: Thompson, R.
Publisher Name:
Location: Red Lake RGP
Mono - Gold occurrences, prospects, and deposits of the Red Lake area, volumes 1 and 2
Publication Number: OFR5558 Date: 1987
Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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