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MDI52F03SW00010
| Record Name(s) | Viger - 1970 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1984-Aug-14 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jun-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Zinc, Silver
Township or Area: Kaiarskons Lake Area
Latitude: 49° 7' 18.93" Longitude: -93° 20' 13.01"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 475415.064 Northing: 5441064.419 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52F03SW
Point Location Description: General
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The occurrence consists of three patented claims just north of the Rainy River-Kenora boundary, in the Straw Lake Area. It is about 51.2 kilometres (32 miles) south east of Whitefish Bay. (Historical Files, 52F/03 SW00010, SMDR#001545 (1981), Kenora Resident Geologist Office)
1970: A geophysical survey by Freeport Canadian Explorations Ltd. 1971: A single drill hole to a depth of 92.4 metres by Freeport Canadian Expl. Ltd.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 18 | 52F03SW0013 | 52F03SW0013 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Terrane: Western Wabigoon
Belt: Eagle-Wabigoon-Manitou
Geological Age: Precambrian
Jun 22, 2022 (Q Unknown) - Grade: trace to 0.07 to 0.70 opt Au. Early Precambrian schistose felsic metavolcanics form host rocks for gold-mineralized quartz veins. Assays taken from a mineralized quartz vein gave trace to 0.07 oz Au/t and 0.35 - 0.70 oz. Au/t. The rocks belong to Superior Structural Province. (Historical Files, 52F/03 SW00010, SMDR#001545 (1981), Kenora Resident Geologist Office)
Mono - Gold deposits of the Kenora-Fort Frances area, districts of Kenora and Rainy River
Publication Number: MDC016 Page: 41 Date: 1976
Author: Beard R.C., Garratt G.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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MonoMap - Geology of the Straw Lake area, districts of Kenora and Rainy River
Publication Number: R222 Page: 59, 62 Date: 1984
Author: Edwards G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Mono - Geology of the Straw Lake area, districts of Kenora and Rainy River
Publication Number: OFR5292 Page: 109 Date: 1980
Author: Edwards G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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