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MDI52C11NE00052
| Record Name(s) | Moosehorn Lake West - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc
Township or Area: Watten
Latitude: 48° 41' 47.77" Longitude: -93° 8' 50.51"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 489156.044 Northing: 5393739.95 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52C11NE
Point Location Description: Transfer
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1966: 125 m of DD in 2 holes.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 52C11NE U-7 |
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic Tuff | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wacke | 2 | metasedimentary rocks | ||
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 3 |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore |
Jul 28, 2022 (Q Unknown) - Best assays from 1966 drilling yielded 0.55% Zn and trace Ni over 2.5 m. Lithologies included mafic tuffs, metasedimentary rocks and schists. Mineralization included pyrite, chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite and sphalerite.
File - Resident Geologist files 52C11NE U-7
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Location: Kenora RGP
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 - 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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