Mineral Deposit Inventory for Ontario

Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines

Permanent Link to this Record: MDI000000002306

Deposit: MDI000000002306

General

Mineral Deposit Identification
Deposit Name(s) East Swain - 2007, Canoe Lake - 2019
Deposit Status occurrence
Date Created 2019-Jul-26
Date Last Modified 2019-Jul-26
Created By T Pettigrew
Revised By T Pettigrew

Commodities

Primary Commodities: gold

Location

Township or Area: Shabumeni Lake Area

Latitude: 51° 17' 41.5"    Longitude: -92° 33' 14.03"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 531104   Northing: 5682710    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Red Lake

NTS Grid: 52N07SE

Point Location Description: Sample 439607 from Assessment report 20000002796

Location Method: data compilation

Exploration and Mining History

1966: Asarco Exploration Company carried out geological mapping, magnetometer and EM surveys. 1987-88: Lencourt Ltd. carried out mapping, soil sampling, magnetometer and EM surveys. 1989: Noranda Exploration Company Ltd. carried out prospecting and sampling. 2007: Merrex Gold Inc. carried out mapping, prospecting, and sampling.

Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number   Online Assessment File Identifier   Online Assessment File Directory  
2.37654     20000002796     Open
2.11338     52N07NE0001     Open
2.12713     52N07SE0005     Open
63.1995     52N07SE0064     Open

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Uchi

Belt: Birch-uchi

Geological Age: Archean   

Mineral Deposit Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
intermediate metavolcanics 1

Mineralization

Deposit Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Habit Description
1 pyrite economic ore

Mineralization Comments

07/26/2019 (T Pettigrew) - Sample 439606 from the 2007 prospecting program returned an assay of 2.38 g/t Au, sample 439607 assayed 4.12 g/t Au (Assessment report 20000002796).

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For detailed information regarding this mineral deposit please contact the Red Lake Resident Geologist District Office