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Record: MDI52C10NW00035

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Bliss Lake West - 1967
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Mar-01
Date Last Modified 2022-Jul-29
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper, Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Bliss Lake Area

Latitude: 48° 41' 44.76"    Longitude: -92° 48' 15.51"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 514400.418   Northing: 5393655.053    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52C10NW

Point Location Description: Transfer

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

1967: 243 m of DD in two holes. 1985-86: geological and geophysical surveys. 1987-88: 965 m of DD in 7 holes.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
16 / 52C10NW Y-5 52C10NW1002 52C10NW1002
15 / 52C10NW Y-2 52C10NW1005 52C10NW1005
67 / 52C10NW Y-5 52C10NW8307 52C10NW8307
19 / 52C10NW Y-5 52C15SE0009 52C15SE0009



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided 1
Intermediate Tuff 2
Schist-Unsubdivided 3 chlorite

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
2PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
3ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
4PyriteEconomicOre
20SphaleriteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (R Tuomi) - Mineralization included py, po with minor cpy and sph. Lithologies included felsic to intermediate flows and tuffs and chlorite schist.


Jul 20, 2022 (Q Unknown) - Massive sulphides from 1967 drilling assayed 1.78% Zn and 0.09% Cu over 1.5m; 1.31% Zn and 0.07% Cu over 1.5 m. Mineralization included pyrite, pyrrhotite with minor chalcopyrite and sphalerite. Lithologies included felsic to intermediate flows and tuffs and chlorite schist.1987-88 drilling intersected massive sulphides over 4.5 m with mineralization including pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, and sphalerite.



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