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Record: MDI52L07NE00023

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Bug Lake - North - 1991, North Occurrence - 1991, Pen Property - 9999, Fletcher Lake Option - 9999
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Jan-23
Date Last Modified 2022-Aug-04
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Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper

Secondary Commodities: Gold, Molybdenum



Location

Township or Area: Rex Lake Area

Latitude: 50° 26' 52.47"    Longitude: -94° 36' 32.3"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 385767.384   Northing: 5589670.088    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52L07NE

Point Location Description: Transfer

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

1958-63: prospecting, trenching, stripping, sampling, geological and geophysical surveys. 1964: geophysical surveys, 901 m of DD in 15 holes. 1985-88: geological, lithogeochemical and geophysical surveys. 1992-95: linecutting, geological survey, ground and airborne geophysical surveys. 795 m of DD in 4 holes.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
52L07NE H-1 52L07NE0013 52L07NE0013



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Gneiss-Unsubdivided 1 quartz-biotite-amphibolite gneiss; garnet gneiss
Mafic Gneiss 2
Pegmatite 3

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
2PyriteEconomicOre
3MolybdeniteEconomicOre
10HematiteEconomicOre
15MagnetiteEconomicOre
30PyrrhotiteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Aug 04, 2022 (Q Unknown) - 1964: Best drill intersections assayed: 0.61% Cu over 3.5 m; 1.37% Cu over 5.4 m; 2.09% Cu over 2.3 m; and 1.44% Cu over 6.9 m. 1985-88: Grab samples assayed up to 12% Cu and chip samples assayed 1.98% Cu over 5.2 m. 1995-95: Mineralized drill sections assayed: 1.08% Cu over 9.75 m; 1.35% Cu over 5.0 m; 1.55% Cu over 4.36 m; and 1.62% Cu over 1.05 m. Lithologies included: quartz-biotite-amphibolite gneiss; garnet gneiss; mafic gneiss; and pegmatite. Sulphide minerals included chalcopyrite, pyrite, and molybdenite.



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