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| Record Name(s) | Wind Bay - 1984 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1984-Feb-17 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jul-29 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc, Copper
Secondary Commodities: Gold, Nickel, Silver
Township or Area: Halkirk
Latitude: 48° 40' .77" Longitude: -92° 58' 22.46"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 501994.941 Northing: 5390425.791 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52C10NW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1967-68: trenching, channel sampling and EM survey. 1972: 62 m of DD in one hole. Trenching and sampling. 1979-80: 2006 m of DD in 16 holes. 1986: 1710 m of DD in 7 holes.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (R Tuomi) - Host rocks are an intercalated sequence of mafic and felsic metavolcanic rocks and mafic clastic units. Mineralization is primarily sph, po, cpy and py. Mineralization has been traced by diamond drilling for over 1 200 m long and 50 m wide.
Jul 29, 2022 (Q Unknown) - 1967-68: Grab samples returned 2.35% Cu and 0.67% Zn. Channel samples assayed 0.075% and 0.125% Cu. 1978-80: Best results from diamond drilling yielded: 1.5% Zn, 0.2% Cu over 7 m and 1.1% Zn and 0.09% Cu over 8.6 m. 1986: Best assays from drilling returned 1.12% Zn. Zone is 1300m by 46 m by 10 m. Estimated reserve is 1.79 Mt of 1.5% Zn and 0.2% Cu.
Dec 07, 2005 (R Tuomi) - Chloritization is the predominant alteration type.
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
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| Wind Bay | 1986 | Unclassified | 1790000 | Copper 0.2 %, Zinc 1.5 % |
MonoMap - Geology of the Rainy Lake area, District of Rainy River
Publication Number: R115 Page: 54-56 Date: 1974
Author: Harris F.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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Article - 1979 report of Southwestern Regional Geologist
Publication Number: MP091.012 Page: 143 Date: 1997
Author: Palonen P.A., Booth-Horst R.E., Hymus P.N.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Article - 1979 report of Northwestern Regional Geologist and Kenora Resident Geologist
Publication Number: MP091.001 Page: 7 Date: 1997
Author: Beard R.C., Rivett A.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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
Location:
File - Mineral Deposit Files
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Location: Kenora RGP
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