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Record: MDI52F05NE00017

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Tillie Lake - 1981
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 2011-Feb-15
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-02
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Atikwa Lake Area

Latitude: 49° 27' 28.58"    Longitude: -93° 39' 43.72"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 452014.833   Northing: 5478575.483    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52F05NE

Point Location Description: Located between Tillie and Empire Lakes in the Atikwa Lake Area, about 29km ENE of Whitefish Bay

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

'Extensive trenching is reported to have been done on gold-bearing quartz veins south of the portage between Tillie and Empire Lakes. The initial work, done by G. Lindbergh of Kenora about 1925, is said to have encountered some high grade sections (M.Y. Cameron, personal communications).' (GR.111, Tillie Lake Portage [Circa 1925], pg.40)


Geology

Province: Superior

Geological Age: Precambrian  



Mineralization Comments

Feb 15, 2011 (J Bongfelt) - 'The initial work, done by G. Lindbergh of Kenora about 1925, is said to have encountered some high grade sections (M.Y. Cameron, personal communications).' (GR.111, Tillie Lake Portage [Circa 1925], pg.40)



Mineral Record Details

References

MonoMap - Geology of the Atikwa Lake area, District of Kenora

Publication Number: R111 Scale:     Date: 1973

Author: Davies J.C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

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Mono - Gold deposits of the Kenora-Fort Frances area, districts of Kenora and Rainy River

Publication Number: MDC016 Scale:     Date: 1976

Author: Beard R.C., Garratt G.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


Journal - Kenora Historical File 52F/05NE00017, Tillie Lake Portage

Publication Number: N/A Scale:     Date: 2011

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: KENORA GEOLOGY OFFICE ONLY


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