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MDI52E11NE00054
| Record Name(s) | Chimo - Alcock - 1962, Claim K.28595 - 1962 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1976-Dec-03 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Nov-04 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc, Copper, Silver, Cobalt, Gold
Township or Area: Ewart
Latitude: 49° 42' 3.01" Longitude: -95° 4' 44.87"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 350077.629 Northing: 5507444.253 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52E11NE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1952: stripping, trenching and sampling. Grab samples assayed 1.0% Cu and 0.14% Co. 1962: Chimo Gold Mines conducted an EM geophysical survey. 153 m of DD in one hole. Grab samples from trenches assayed 3% Zn, 1% Cu, 0.25% Co. 1970: C.A. Alcock carried out trenching. 62 m of DD in one hole.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 52E11NE A-3, 63.1189 | 52E11NE9068 | 52E11NE9068 |
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 |
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| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Galena | Economic | Ore |
Nov 04, 2022 (Therese Pettigrew) - Pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, pyrrhotite and galena are found in a sheared Early Precambrian basalt and are associated with the most highly sheared portion (SMDR 00524). The main shear zone is east-west striking. Width of best mineralization is 4 feet. Grab samples returned up to 3% Zn, 1% Cu, 0.25% Co, 0.08 oz/t Au, and 3 oz/t Ag (Davies, 1965).
Article - Kenora District
Publication Number: MP046.001 Page: 13, 21 Date: 1997
Author: King H.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
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MonoMap - Geology of High Lake-Rush Bay area, District of Kenora
Publication Number: R041 Page: 48-49 Date: 1997
Author: Davies J.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 149, 187 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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File - Mineral Deposit Files Kenora
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