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Record: MDI52C11NE00031

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) K. McTavish - 1977, McTavish Property - 9999
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1977-Jun-20
Date Last Modified 2022-Jul-27
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper, Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Watten

Latitude: 48° 42' 19.8"    Longitude: -93° 6' 27.48"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 492081.055   Northing: 5394723.957    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52C11NE

Point Location Description: General

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

1950: trenching and sampling. 1972: trenching, sampling, geological and geophysical surveys, 194 m of DD in two holes. 1976: trenching. 1977: stripping, sampling and geological survey; 450 m of DD in four holes. 1990: airborne EM survey.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
WATTEN TP



Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
10PyriteEconomicOre
15SphaleriteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Jul 27, 2022 (Q Unknown) - Best 1972 drill intersections assayed: 0.22% Cu; 0.32% Zn; 0.1% Ni over 1.5 m. Best assay from channel sampling assayed: 0.17% Cu; 0.3% Zn; 0.06% Ni.



Mineral Record Details

References

Article - Kenora District

Publication Number: MP054.001 Page: 14  Date: 1998

Author: King H.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

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

Publication Number: OFR5512 Page: No. 26  Date: 1984

Author: Poulsen K.H.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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MonoMap - Geology of the Rainy Lake area, District of Rainy River

Publication Number: R115 Date: 1974

Author: Harris F.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

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Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC012 Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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File - Mineral Deposit Files Kenora

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