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MDI52E09NW00111
| Record Name(s) | X-45 Occurrence - 1981, Cameron-Earngey - 1981, Cameron - 9999, Cameron - Byberg - 9999 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Jul-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Nov-08 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold, Copper, Silver
Township or Area: Bigstone Bay Area, Kirkup
Latitude: 49° 38' 31.07" Longitude: -94° 18' 33.77"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 405466.87 Northing: 5499646.935 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52E09NW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1925-30: Cameron carried out trenching and sampling. 1956-58: trenching and sampling. 146 m of DD in 4 holes. 1971: geological survey.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | quartz-dolomite | Host |
| 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 |
Nov 08, 2022 (Therese Pettigrew) - Mineralization is contained in a shear zone exposed fro 130 feet which strikes N45E and Deips 75SE. Shear zone is in Early Precambrian mafic metavolcanics. Networks of pyrite, chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite are associated with lenses and veinlets of quartz and dolomite. Malachite and other secondary copper minerals are abundant. The riches section is lenticular and not over 5 feet wide (SMDR 00540).
Nov 08, 2022 (Q Unknown) - A grab sample assayed by the O.D.M. in 1930 returned 12.66% Cu. Mineralization in the 1958 drill program included pyrite, chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite.
Part - Geology of the Bigstone Bay area, Lake of the Woods, District of Kenora
Publication Number: ARV39-03.004 Page: 69-70 Date: 1998
Author: Suffel G.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Gold deposits of the Kenora-Fort Frances area, districts of Kenora and Rainy River
Publication Number: MDC016 Page: 11 Date: 1976
Author: Beard R.C., Garratt G.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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Mono - The geological setting of gold occurrences in the Lake of the Woods area
Publication Number: OFR5695 Page: 372-374 Date: 1988
Author: Davies J.C., Smith P.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 151 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
File - Mineral Deposit Files Kenora
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