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Record: MDI53G05NW00001

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Blackwater Bay Sulphide - 2004
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 2004-Jun-29
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-20
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper



Location

Township or Area: Blackwater Bay Area

Latitude: 53° 23' 46.42"    Longitude: -91° 47' 43.89"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 580089.042   Northing: 5917025.003    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Red Lake

NTS Grid: 53G05NW

Point Location Description: Point on shore of Blackwater Bay

Location Method: Data Compilation

Access Description: 150 airmiles NW of Pickle Lake or 180 airmiles NNE of Red Lake. Reserve of Muskrat Dam is approx 15 miles down river from the property. Access by float plane



Exploration History

1969 Canadian Nickel Company completed 2 DDH for 306 ft in the area, 1970 Canadian Nickel Company - 1 DDH for 557 ft, no assays reported


Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Sachigo

Terrane: North Caribou

Belt: Muskrat Dam Lake

Geological Age: Archean  



Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1ChalcopyriteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Jan 05, 2012 (C Storey) - Stratiform disseminated chalcopyrite in amphibolitised siltstones. 2011: no new assays to report



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist files 53G05SW #3, #4

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Publisher Name:

Location: Red Lake RGP office


Map - Sandhill Crane Island sheet, Kenora District

Publication Number: M2163 Scale: 1:63,360    Date: 1969

Author: Ayres L.D., Hudec P.P.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of the Muskrat Dam Lake area, District of Kenora

Publication Number: R074 Date: 1969

Author: Ayres L.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


File - Muskrat Dam Lake report, Red Lake Resident Geologist files, property visit

Publication Number: Date: 1987

Author: Atkinson, B.T.

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