Ontario Mineral Inventory

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Ontario Geological Survey
Permanent Link to this Record: MDI31C12NW00101

Record: MDI31C12NW00101

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s)	Whetstone Lake - 1981
Related Record Type	Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status	Occurrence
Date Created	1981-Aug-04
Date Last Modified	2022-Mar-02
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Iron

Secondary Commodities: Copper

Location

Township or Area: Lake

Latitude: 44° 42' 8.7" Longitude: -77° 48' 34.73"

UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 277412.59 Northing: 4953734.137 UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C12NW

Point Location Description: Precise, pit symbol Iron Copper, E of Whetstone Lake, Lot 17, Con 3

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Exploration History

1960: Magnetometer and electromagnetic surveys by Merlin Mines Limited. 1965: 4 d.d. holes for 568 feet by Whetstone Lake Mines Limited.

Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number	Online Assessment File Identifier	Online Assessment File Directory
Tweed File Lake #6 / 63.1058	31C12NW0006	31C12NW0006

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank	Mineral Name	Class	Economic Mineral Type	Alteration Mineral Type	Alteration Ranking	Alteration Intensity	Alteration Style
5	Chalcopyrite	Economic	Ore
10	Magnetite	Economic	Ore

Mineralization Comments

Aug 21, 2007 (D Laidlaw) - Drilling intersected 11.5 feet assaying 0.10 to 0.15% Cu and 14.72 to 42.44% Fe, 20 feet assaying nil to 0.40% Cu and 13.40 to 27.75% Fe, and 8 feet assaying 0.08 to 0.12% Cu and 15.04 to 18.68% Fe.