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Record: MDI52C11NW00007

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Reef Point Occurrence - 1984, Croome Occurrence - 9999, Douley Property - 9999, Falconbridge Occurrence - 9999, Hupchuck Occurrence - 9999, McGiffert Property - 9999, South Shore Zone - 9999, Stanol Minerals Occurrence - 9999
Related Record Type Simple
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Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1984-Jun-05
Date Last Modified 2022-Jul-27
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper

Secondary Commodities: Nickel



Location

Township or Area: Watten

Latitude: 48° 41' 52.77"    Longitude: -93° 16' 30.52"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 479753.892   Northing: 5393920.456    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52C11NW

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

1954: 1,800 tonnes of Fe ore mined and stockpiled. 1955: 33 m of DD in 3 holes. 1956: geophysical survey. 1957: dip needle survey; 323 m of DD in 2 holes. 1959-60: trenching and blasting; geophysical surveys; 261 m of DD in 5 holes. 1988: geological and geophysical surveys; sampling and assaying.




Mineralization

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

Mineral Record Details

Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
1954 1800

References

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

Publication Number: R115 Page: 84  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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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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