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| Record Name(s) | Empire Lake - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2011-Feb-15 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Aug-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Atikwa Lake Area
Latitude: 49° 28' 56.16" Longitude: -93° 38' 48.44"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 453150.829 Northing: 5481270.535 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52F05NE
Point Location Description: Located on the N side of Empire Lake on a southeastern tip of Goldilocks Lake, Atikwa Lake Area
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1954: A group of 10 claims was staked adjoining the southwestern edge of the Kenbridge Nickel Mines Limited property. Late in 1954, the claims were optioned to Conwest Exploration Company Limited. Ground magnetic and electromagnetic surveys were carried out, and four holes were drilled before the option was dropped. 1955: Claims were acquired at Empire Lake under option by Chipman Lake Mines Limited (Cranston - Cameron - Walsten Option), who carried out detailed geological mapping and an additional diamond drilling program. (R111, p. 34)
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 52F/05NE, C-1, Chipman Lake Mines Ltd. | DONATED | DONATED |
Province: Superior
Geological Age: Precambrian
Feb 15, 2011 (J Bongfelt) - 'Much of the property is underlain by andesite and basalt. Coarser grained mafic rock, probably intrusive gabbro, extends north from Empire Lake to Goldilocks Lake, through the centre of the claim group. A crescent-shaped body of diorite occurs in the northeastern claims, and has been cut by felsic porphyry dikes. Most of the rocks are altered, and carbonate is abundant in places.' (ODM GR.111, 1976, pg.34)
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 5 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 20 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore |
Feb 15, 2011 (J Bongfelt) - One of the holes (D.D. Hole No.1) drilled by Conwest Exploration Company Limited was designed to intersect a northeast-trending magnetic and electromagnetic anomaly near the southeast corner of Goldilocks Lake. Narrow seams of pyrite and pyrrhotite, and minor chalcopyrite and sphalerite were intersected in the basalt. One 2.3 foot (0.7 m) section of silicified material assayed 0.27 ounce of gold per ton. The drilling program also tested the shear zone along which the Kenbridge deposit occurs, but only traces of sulphide minerals were encountered. (ODM GR.111, 1976, pg.34)
File - Kenora Resident Geologist Assessment File 52F/05NE, C-1, Chipman Lake Mines Ltd. - Atikwa Lake, 1955
Publication Number: Date: 2011
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Location: Kenora RGP
File - Kenora Resident Geologist Historical File 52F/05NE00019
Publication Number: Date: 2011
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Location: Kenora RGP
MonoMap - Geology of the Atikwa Lake area, District of Kenora
Publication Number: R111 Page: 34 Date: 1973
Author: Davies J.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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