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Record: MDI52C10NW00028

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Gagne Lake - 1983
Related Record Type Simple
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Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1983-Sep-09
Date Last Modified 2022-May-10
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper, Zinc, Silver

Secondary Commodities: Lead



Location

Township or Area: Farrington

Latitude: 48° 42' 6.78"    Longitude: -92° 53' 13.96"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 508298.739   Northing: 5394322.496    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52C10NW

Point Location Description: General

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

1975-1979: trenching, 3594 m DD in 27 holes. Felsic metavolcanic rocks with chloritic alteration. Mineralization includes sph, cpy, ga, py and po. Best intersection assayed, 1.88% Zn, 0.16% Cu over 1.8m. 1986: 273 m in 1 DD hole. Best assay returned 1 660 ppm Zn and 200 ppm Cu over 3 m. Sericite, chlorite and cordierite alteration observed.




Mineralization

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

Alteration Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (R Tuomi) - Sericite, chlorite and cordierite alteration observed.




Mineral Record Details

References

Article - 1976 report of the Northwestern Regional Geologist and Kenora Resident Geologist

Publication Number: MP071.001 Page: 7-8  Date: 1997

Author: Beard R.C., Rivett A.S.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Article - 1976 report of the Northwestern Regional Geologist and Kenora Resident Geologist

Publication Number: MP071.001 Page: 7-8  Date: 1997

Author: Beard R.C., Rivett A.S.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Mono - The geological setting of mineralization in the Mine Centre-Fort Frances area, District of Rainy River

Publication Number: OFR5512 Date: 1984

Author: Poulsen K.H.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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File - Mineral Deposit Files Kenora

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