Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines
Permanent Link to this Record: MDI000000002493| Deposit Name(s) | Makokibatan Lake Ne - 2021 |
|---|---|
| Deposit Status | occurrence |
| Date Created | 2021-Mar-29 |
| Date Last Modified | 2021-Mar-29 |
| Created By | T Pettigrew |
| Revised By | T Pettigrew |
Primary Commodities: gold
Secondary Commodities: zinc
Township or Area: East Of Makokibatan Lake Area
Latitude: 51° 17' 58.36" Longitude: -87° 13' 57.92"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 483773 Northing: 5683162 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay North
NTS Grid: 42M06SE
Point Location Description: Sample collected by OGS staff, OGS map P3843
Location Method: field visit with gps
No exploration work was found in the assessment files.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Belt: Miminiska-fort Hope
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| metasedimentary | 1 | feldspathic metawacke | host | |
| vein | 2 | quartz | host |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Habit Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pyrite | economic | ore |
03/29/2021 (T Pettigrew) - Sample 16JB161A returned 0.765 ppm Au and 2004 ppm Zn from a light brown weathered, grey fresh feldspathic metawacke (feldspar 65%, quartz 30%, and biotite 5%). Trace epidote and quartz veinlets with 1% mineralization (pyrite). Quartz-rich sections are rusty with sulphide mineralization up to 3% (MRD380).
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