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Record: MDI52F04SE00027

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Gold Point - 1983
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1983-May-27
Date Last Modified 2022-Aug-02
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper

Secondary Commodities: Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Dash Lake Area

Latitude: 49° 5' 32.81"    Longitude: -93° 33' 34.58"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 459144.979   Northing: 5437883.588    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52F04SE

Point Location Description: General

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

1981: airborne EM survey. 1983: grab samples by O.G.S. field party assayed 0.4% Cu and trace Zn. 1986-88: sampling, geological, geophysical and geochemical surveys. 244 m of DD in one hole.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided 1
Gabbro 2

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicOre
2ChalcopyriteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Aug 02, 2022 (Q Unknown) - 1986-88: Grab sample assayed 0.2% Cu. Best intersection from drilling assayed 0.48% Cu over 0.2 m. Mineralization included pyrite and chalcopyrite. Lithologies intersected included mafic metavolcanic rocks and gabbro.



Mineral Record Details

References

MonoMap - Geology of the Bethune Lake area, districts of Kenora and Rainy River

Publication Number: R201 Page: 47-48  Date: 1983

Author: Edwards G.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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