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MDI52E11NE00068
| Record Name(s) | Selco - Alcock - 1961 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1983-Dec-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Nov-04 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Gold
Secondary Commodities: Silver
Township or Area: Ewart
Latitude: 49° 42' 47.01" Longitude: -95° 7' 41.84"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 346571.62 Northing: 5508902.24 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52E11NE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1960: C.A. Alcock conducted 143 m of DD in 2 holes. 1961-62: Selco Exploration Company Ltd. optioned the property and conducted geological and geophysical surveys. 392 m of DD in 7 holes. 1966: Steerola Explorations Ltd. conducted ground magnetometer and IP geophysical surveys. 380 m of DD in 4 holes. 1980-81: Sherritt Gordon Mines Ltd. conducted a ground EM geophysical survey. 1986: geological and geophysical surveys. 1990: Noranda Exploration Company Ltd. conducted geological and geochemical surveys.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.13595 | 52E11NE9020 | 52E11NE9020 |
| 2.13500 | 52E11NE9024 | 52E11NE9024 |
| 63.1128 | 52E11NE9063 | 52E11NE9063 |
| 2.3970 | 52E11NE9047 | 52E11NE9047 |
| 63.1996 | 52E11NE9069 | 52E11NE9069 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry | 1 | Quartz-Feldspar | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 2 | Hornblende | ||
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | |||
| Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 4 |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Bornite | Economic | Ore |
Nov 23, 2017 (Therese Pettigrew) - Chalcopyrite and minor bornite mineralization occurs in thin massive veins of pyrite and pyrrhotite in fractures in the porphyry and as disseminations in the porphyry. The length of the zone is about 91.4 m, the average width 1.8 m, with a strike of N70E and a steep dip to the south. A sample of the zone assayed in excess of 1% Cu, 0.03 opt Au and 0.4 opt Ag (Shklanka, 1969).
MonoMap - Geology of High Lake-Rush Bay area, District of Kenora
Publication Number: R041 Page: 48 Date: 1997
Author: Davies J.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 150 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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