Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Axe Lake - 2022, Muskrat Dam Project - 2022 |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2024-Feb-15 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Mar-21 |
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Primary Commodities: Tantalum
Secondary Commodities: Rubidium, Lithium, Niobium, Cesium
Township or Area: Muskrat Dam Lake Area
Latitude: 53° 28' 26.22" Longitude: -91° 30' 10"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 599372 Northing: 5926039 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 53G05NE
Point Location Description: Approximate location based on Platinex Inc. Press Release property geology map Dec. 14/2022
Location Method: Data Compilation
1971: Canadian Nickel Mines Ltd and Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. completed one diamond drill hole each.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 53G05NW0007 | 53G05NW0007 | |
| 53G05NW0014 | 53G05NW0014 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Sachigo
Belt: Muskrat Dam Lake
Geological Age: Archean
Feb 22, 2024 (Nazha Sabiri) - The Muskrat Dam Lake greenstone belt, located within the Sachigo Subprovince comprises metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks that are intruded by felsic to ultramafic granitic batholiths. The belt is marked by regional faults such as the Windigo and Severn River faults while the property area is marked by the Axe Lake deformation zone. Regional metamorphism has transformed the entire belt to greenschist facies in the core, transitioning to almandine amphibolite facies close to intrusive rocks.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Granitic Pegmatite | White pegmatite | Contains |
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| Breccia-unsubdivided | 2 | Metagreywacke | Adjacent | |
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Adjacent |
Feb 22, 2024 (Nazha Sabiri) - The Axe Lake current property is located at the intersection of three lithological units: undifferentiated mafic metavolcanic rocks; metasedimentary units composed of metagreywacke and metasiltstone and intrusive units consisting of trondhjemite, granodiorite, quartz monzonite, and white pegmatites. (Map M2164)
Feb 22, 2024 (Nazha Sabiri) - Ayers (1969) documented the presence of a white pegmatite containing albite-oligoclase, quartz, muscovite, tourmaline, garnet, magnetite, molybdenite, and apatite. This pegmatite forms in sills, lenses, and dikes in metasediments and metavolcanics, with a higher abundance along the northern boundary of the Muskrat Dam Lake belt, extending from Axe Lake to the Morrison River. Lewis and Paterson (2020) highlighted the underexplored nature of the area in their report, recommending further exploration. They also noted similarities between the geological settings of mapped outcrop of white pegmatites and muscovite-bearing post-gabbro units and Frontier Lithium’s Pakeagama property. Additionally, they identified potential for lithium-bearing and rare earth element deposits in muscovite-bearing granites and intrusive rocks near the Morrison River. Subsequently, Platinum Inc. (2022) staked claims in the area and announced tantalum and other rare earth elements discovery in the area.
Press Release - Platinex Announces Acquisition Of The Muskrat Dam Critical Minerals Project In Northwestern Ontario
Publication Number: Press Release Date: 2022
Author: Ferron, G
Publisher Name: Platinex Inc.
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Press Release - Platinex Confirms Tantalum Discovery at Muskrat Dam Critical Minerals Project, NW Ontario
Publication Number: Press Release Date: 2024
Author: Ferron, G
Publisher Name: Platinex Inc.
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Publication - Exploration potential for Rottenfish R. and Muskrat Dam L. greenstone belts; in Ontario Geological Survey, Resident Geologist Program, Recommendations for Exploration 2019–2020
Publication Number: Publication Page: 91-96 Date: 2020
Author: Lewis, S. and Paterson, W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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MonoMap - Geology of the Muskrat Dam Lake area, District of Kenora
Publication Number: R074 Page: 40 Date: 1969
Author: Ayres L.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Map - Axe Lake sheet, Kenora District
Publication Number: M2164 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1969
Author: Ayres L.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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