Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Orca Showing - 2023, North Spirit Lithium Project - 2023, OGS Sample 07TM032 - 2009 |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2023-Oct-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Feb-14 |
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Primary Commodities: Lithium
Township or Area: Hewitt Lake Area
Latitude: 52° 23' 33.49" Longitude: -92° 56' 45.42"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 503678 Northing: 5804711 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 53C07NW
Point Location Description: Sample 07TM032 from MRD 238
Location Method: Data Compilation
2007: OGS Field crew completed a mapping project of the area. 2021-2023: Exiro Minerals Corp. carried out prospecting, till sampling, assaying and analyses, LiDAR, and a ground geophysical survey (magnetometer). 2023: Blaze Minerals Ltd. completed prospecting, channel sampling, assaying and analyses.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 20000021322 | 20000021322 |
Province: Superior
Terrane: North Caribou
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Contains |
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| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Adjacent |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Spodumene | Economic | Ore |
Feb 14, 2024 (Sheree Hinz) - Sampling done by OGS mappers in 2007 (MRD238) returned 1390.4 ppm Li (07TM032-1), and 07TM032-2 returned above detection limit (>4000 ppm Li). In 2023, Blaze Minerals Ltd. followed up the OGS sampling with prospecting and hand-stripping which uncovered the pegmatite outcrop to a width of ~10m. Three channel samples were cut, with spodumene present in all samples.
| Commodity | Analytical Method | Digestion Method | Result | Unit | Limit | Qualifier |
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| Lithium | ICP-AES | 1390.4 | ppm |
Data - Geological, Geochemical and Geochronological Data from the North Spirit Lake Area, North Spirit Lake Greenstone Belt, North Caribou Terrane, Northwestern Ontario
Publication Number: MRD238 Date: 2009
Author: Prefontaine S., Buse S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Press Release - Field Program Completed at the North Spirit Lithium Project
Publication Number: Press Release Date: 2023
Author: Coxhell, S.
Publisher Name: Blaze Minerals Ltd.
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