A high grade gold intersection has been reported by Midnapore (1979) Resources from its Crow Rock property in the Lake of the Woods area of northwestern Ontario. The third hole of a 4-hole program intersected 8 ft grading 7.694 oz gold per ton from 59-67 ft. True width is estimated to be about 6 ft. A subsequent re-assay graded 6.874 oz while a check assay on the rejects graded 5.338 oz.
The hole was drilled to test a 1985 discovery by John Ayer of the Ontario Geological Survey. Chip sampling by a government crew last year returned 0.248 oz across 20 in. on surface. All three holes drilled into the Ayer showing intersected 20-40 ft of intense brecciation, silica flooding, pyrite, pyrrhotite and quartz-veining. Since the high grade gold intersection was unexpected, the company plans to relog the core from all the holes in the program.
No visible gold was at first reported in the high grade intersection, although subsequent examination under magnification revealed several minute flakes of metallic gold distributed throughout the sample, especially along the bottom 4 ft of the intersection.
Visible gold was observed in the second hole of the program, also drilled into the Ayer showing. However, the only significant assay was 0.82 oz over 2 in.
All four of the holes intersected zones of intense brecciation, silica flooding, pyrite, pyrrhotite and quartz veining. The last hole was drilled about 1.5 miles west of the Ayer showing on an old gold occurrence. Most of the distance between the two showings is overlain by water, and the company will have to wait until freeze-up before drilling can resume, probably in mid-January, according to President Ronald Bieber.
He tells The Northern Miner that in the meantime the company plans to carry out an airborne gradiometer and EM survey.
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