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MDI52O03NE00008
| Record Name(s) | N. Firth - 9999, Drim Lake #3, C - 9999, McVeen Lake - 9999, Dst Quality Control Entry - 9999 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1997-Jan-07 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jul-18 |
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| Revised By |
Primary Commodities: Copper, Zinc
Township or Area: Drum Lake Area
Latitude: 51° 12' 31.11" Longitude: -91° 8' .51"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 630380.169 Northing: 5674682.758 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay North
NTS Grid: 52O03NE
Point Location Description: Diamond drill hole
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: LOCATION: The drill hole in which this occurrence was intersected was collared at the southeast end of a small un-named lake, located about 71 km SW of Pickle Lk. and 3.4 km north of Drum Lake. ACCESS: The small lake on which this occurrence is located may be marginal for landing with float or ski- eqquiped aircraft. A winter road along the Ear Falls to Pickle Lake power corridor passed apbout 1.8 km north of the occurrence.
1970: Ground mag, and EM surveys by C.C. Huston, followed by 2 DDH's for 64 m. 1987: Airborne MAG and EM, geological mapping by UMEX.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 52O03NE0011A1 | 52O03NE0034 | 52O03NE0034 |
| 52O08NW0029 | 52O08NW0009 | 52O08NW0009 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Geological Age: Archean
Dec 07, 2005 (A Mitchell) - Drill hole 6 on C.C. Huston 1969 Partnership's Pickle Lake Claim Group no. 9 intersected two sulphide zones. One is in what is described as silicified amphibolitic schist with quartz and chert fragments and the other is in what was described as greenstone schist. Both zones are mineralized with pyrite and pyrrhotite.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic Schist | 1 | Greenstone Schist | Sheared | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 2 | Graphititc Schist | Silicified Amph. Schist, Chrt And Qtz. | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Mitchell) - Drill hole 6 on C.C. Huston 1969 Partnership's Pickle Lake Claim Group no. 9 intersected two sulphide zones. One is in what is described as silicified amphibolitic schist with quartz and chert fragments and the other is in what was described as greenstone schist. Both zones are mineralized with pyrite and pyrrhotite.
| 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 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Garnet | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Quartz | Alteration | Silicification | 1 | Unknown | Disseminated | ||
| Garnet | Alteration | Garnetization | 2 | Unknown | Disseminated |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Mitchell) - Diamond Drill Hole 6 Intersections: From
Book - ASSESSMENT FILES, 52O/03NE-00110-A1
Publication Number: AF SL 10 Date:
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Location: Sioux Lookout RGP
Book - ASSESSMENT FILES, 52O/03NE-0021
Publication Number: AF SL 21 Date:
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Publisher Name:
Location: Sioux Lookout RGP
Book - 52O/02NE-0032
Publication Number: AF SL 32 Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Sioux Lookout RGP
Book - 52O/08NW-0029
Publication Number: AF SL 29 Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Sioux Lookout RGP
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