Mineral Deposit Inventory for Ontario

Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines

Permanent Link to this Record: MDI000000002376

Deposit: MDI000000002376

General

Mineral Deposit Identification
Deposit Name(s) Granite Bay Se - 2004
Deposit Status occurrence
Date Created 2020-Feb-12
Date Last Modified 2020-Feb-12
Created By T Pettigrew
Revised By T Pettigrew

Commodities

Primary Commodities: gold

Location

Township or Area: Penassi Lake Area

Latitude: 49° 55' 12.74"    Longitude: -91° 3' 28.51"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 639409   Northing: 5531567    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52G14NE

Point Location Description: Sample 25381 from Assessment report 52G15NW2004

Location Method: based on assessment

Exploration and Mining History

2004: Unitronix Corp. carried out airborne VLF-EM and magnetic surveys, prospecting and sampling.

Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number   Online Assessment File Identifier   Online Assessment File Directory  
2.27993     52G15NW2004     Open
2.29269     20000000260     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 mafic matrix with felsic clasts host
felsic intrusive 2 granite sheared host

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
2 chalcopyrite economic ore

Mineralization Comments

02/12/2020 (T Pettigrew) - Sample 25381 assayed 1645 ppb Au and 200 ppm Cu from a fragmental with mafic matrix and felsic clasts, containing 3% disseminated sulphides including chalcopyrite (Assessment report 52G15NW2004). Sample 354907 assayed 2600 ppb Au from a sheared pink granite with 1% blebby pyrite (Assessment report 20000000260).

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