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Record: MDI000000003736

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Zinc Pit - 1960
Related Record Type
Related Record(s)
Record Status Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources
Date Created 2024-Mar-05
Date Last Modified 2024-Mar-05
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Zinc, Copper

Secondary Commodities: Silver, Cobalt, Lead, Antimony



Location

Township or Area: Mulcahy

Latitude: 51° 0' 8.37"    Longitude: -94° 12' 45.51"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 414915.04   Northing: 5650783.36    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Red Lake

NTS Grid: 52L16NE

Point Location Description: Located by RGP with sample 2023PM026.

Location Method: Field Visit with GPS

Access Description: Located in the Trout Bay assemblage by travel down Suffel Road towards Johnson Lake.



Exploration History

1960: Cochenour Willans Gold Mines Ltd. optioned the property and completed prospecting, reconnaissance and detailed geological mapping, trenching, geophysical surveying and diamond drilling. 1963-1972: Cochenour Willans Gold Mines Ltd. carried out trenching, geological mapping, geophysical surveying and diamond drilling. Between the Zinc Pit and High Grade Lake area 12657' drilled between 1967-1968, 5583' in 1971 and 2206' in 1972. 1968: Cochenour Willans Gold Mines Ltd. completed an estimated resource of 13 766 tons at a grade of 0.68% Cu, 4.75% Zn and 0.94 opt Au. 1993. Inco Ltd. optioned the property from Wilanour Resources Ltd. (previously known as Cochenour Willans Gold Mines Ltd.) and stripped, washed, trenched and detailed mapped and sampled Zinc Pit.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
20000000689 20000000689

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Uchi

Belt: Red Lake

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Wacke 1 Host
Ironstone-unsubdivided 2 Host
Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided 3 Near
Gabbro 4 Near

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1SphaleriteEconomicOre
2PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
3PyriteEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 VMS Base Metal

Site Visit Information

Date: Jul 05, 2023

Geologist: Paul Malegus

Notes: RGP Property Visit



Reserves or Resources Data
Zone Year Category Tonnes Reference Comments Commodities
Western Body (Zinc Pit) 1968 Unclassified 13766 Hughes T., 2008. Report on Drilling Program, June-July 2008, Trout Bay Property Red Lake, Ontario, Puget Ventures Inc. Assessment Report 20000000689. Copper 0.68 %, Silver 0.94 oz/T, Zinc 4.75 %

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