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Record: MDI000000000229

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Fly Occurrence - 1995
Related Record Type
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2007-Jan-16
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-01
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Wesleyan Lake Area

Latitude: 51° 11' 29.22"    Longitude: -91° 31' 9.92"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 603460.999   Northing: 5672156.996    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay North

NTS Grid: 52O04NE

Point Location Description: Location from assessment file map (Nelson 2002).

Location Method: Data Compilation



Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
2.27635 52O03NW2005 52O03NW2005
2.16627 52O03NW0001 52O03NW0001

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Uchi

Terrane: North Caribou

Domain: Uchi

Belt: Meen-Dempster

Geological Age: Archean  



Geology Comments

Jan 16, 2007 (Mark Puumala) - The geology in the area of this occurrence is described in MDI52O04NE00019.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Ironstone-unsubdivided 1 Host
Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided 2 Near
Porphyry-unsubdivided 3 Near

Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Jan 16, 2007 (Mark Puumala) - The Fly Occurrence is reported by Parker et al. (1995) to be hosted in a unit of folded and sheared banded chert-magnetite iron formation. The mineralized iron formation strikes approximately east-west, and is exposed for approximately 20 m across strike. Parker et al. (1995) report that Sulpetro Minerals obtained a chip sample assay of 0.1 oz/ton Au over 2.5 m.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Lode (Gold)
2 Replacement
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Sheared

References

MonoMap - Geology of the Slate Falls area, District of Kenora (Patricia Portion)

Publication Number: R232 Date: 1985

Author: Wallace H.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Compend - Summary of Field Work and Other Activities, 2006

Publication Number: OFR6192 Date: 2006

Author: Baker C.L., Debicki E.J., Kelly R.I., Rowell D.J., Mason J.K., Ayer J.A., Easton R.M., Stott G.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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