Mineral Deposit Inventory for Ontario

Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines

Permanent Link to this Record: MDI000000002375

Deposit: MDI000000002375

General

Mineral Deposit Identification
Deposit Name(s) Young Lake Cu - 1971, Briarcourt - 1971, Scurry-rainbow - 1971
Deposit Status occurrence
Date Created 2020-Feb-11
Date Last Modified 2020-Feb-11
Created By T Pettigrew
Revised By T Pettigrew

Commodities

Primary Commodities: copper

Secondary Commodities: silver, gold

Location

Township or Area: Valora Lake Area

Latitude: 49° 49' 53.37"    Longitude: -91° 12' 26.06"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 628927   Northing: 5521437    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52G14SE

Point Location Description: DDH 12 from map in Assessment report 52G14SE0021

Location Method: data compilation

Exploration and Mining History

1970: Scurry-Rainbow Oil Ltd. conducted EM and magnetic surveys. 1971: Scurry-Rainbow Oil drilled 2 DDH totalling 63.1 m. 1972: Scurry-Rainbow Oil conducted an EM survey. 1973: Scurry-Rainbow Oil drilled 2 DDH totalling 277.4 m. 1975: Noranda Exploration Co. Ltd. conducted a magnetic survey and geological mapping. 1976: Noranda drilled 1 DDH totalling 106.1 m.

Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number   Online Assessment File Identifier   Online Assessment File Directory  
52G14SE Q-0015     52G14SE0022     Open Open
52G14SE P-0014     52G14SE0021     Open Open
52G14SE K-0011B1     52G14SE0016     Open Open
52G14SE BZ-0051A1     52G14SE0082     Open
52G14SW9163     20000005251     Open
63.2748     52G14SW9162     Open

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Wabigoon

Belt: Sturgeon Lake

Geological Age: Archean   

Mineral Deposit Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
mafic metavolcanics 1 host
felsic metavolcanics 2 adjacent

Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

02/11/2020 (T Pettigrew) - DDH 12 assayed up to 0.89% Cu, 0.2 opt Ag, and 0.01 opt Au over 3’ (0.91 m) (Assessment report 52G14SE0022).

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