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Record: MDI52F04SE00029

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Burditt Lake SW - 2001
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2004-Feb-11
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-02
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel

Secondary Commodities: Chromium, Cobalt



Location

Township or Area: Senn

Latitude: 49° 0' .19"    Longitude: -93° 43' 55.98"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 446444   Northing: 5427720    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52F04SE

Point Location Description: Sample 01-CAM-086A, OFR6102 p. 62

Location Method: Field Visit with GPS



Exploration History

This ultramafic intrusion was sampled as part of the OGS Treasure Hunt program in 2001. No assessment reports have been found.


Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Wabigoon

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Ultramafic-Unsubdivided 1 Olivine Adcumulate Host

Mineralization Comments

Dec 19, 2019 (Therese Pettigrew) - Samples taken from the Pipestone intrusion on the shore of Burditt Lake returned values of up to 2588 ppm Ni, 167 ppm Co, 6475 ppm Cr (Vaillancourt et al., 2003).



Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Bethune Lake, Kenora and Rainy River districts

Publication Number: M2430 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1981

Author: Edwards G.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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

Publication Number: R201 Scale:     Date: 1983

Author: Edwards G.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Mono - Investigation of Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusions in Ontario and Implications for Platinum Group Element Mineralization: Operation Treasure Hunt

Publication Number: OFR6102 Scale:     Date: 2003

Author: Vaillancourt C., Sproule R.A., MacDonald C.A., Lesher C.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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