Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | INCO - Napanee Lake - 1970, Syndicate Lake - 1988 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-21 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-04 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Zinc
Township or Area: Napanee Lake Area
Latitude: 49° 14' 46.67" Longitude: -93° 8' 38.03"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 489527 Northing: 5454846 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52F03NE
Point Location Description: DDH 42800 on map in Assessment report 52F03NE0037
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The shaft is located 71 km south-south-west of Dryden, on the north shore of Napanee Lake, at its west end. The property can be accessed by road and lake, via two portages, but is best accessed by float plane. (OFR 5731, p. 19)
1970: INCO drilled 1 DDH totalling 51.2 m.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 52F03NE-B-3 / 20 | 52F03NE0037 | 52F03NE0037 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Terrane: Western Wabigoon
Belt: Eagle-Wabigoon-Manitou
Geological Age: Precambrian
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic Schist | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabbro | 2 |
Feb 19, 2010 (C Ravnaas) - Lithologies intersected during drilling included mafic metavolcanic rocks, gneiss and chlorite schist. The property is underlain by pillowed intermediate to mafic flows. The rock has been sheared, and alteration consists of chlorite, sericite, and ankerite (OFR 5731, p. 19-20).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Feb 19, 2010 (C Ravnaas) - Up to 40% massive pyrite, 30% massive pyrrhotite, 1% sphalerite and 1% chalcopyrite in DDH (Assessment report 52F03NE0037).
Mono - Property visits by the Dryden area mineral commodity geologist, 1989
Publication Number: OFR5731 Page: 19-20 Date: 1990
Author: Delisle P.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Kenora-Fort Frances, geological compilation series, Kenora and Rainy River districts
Publication Number: M2443 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1981
Author: Blackburn C.E., Beard R.C., Rivett A.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Folio - Napanee Lake area, District of Kenora
Publication Number: GDIF320 Date: 1997
Author: Kenora RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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