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MDI52F05NE00042
| Record Name(s) | Apex - 1976, Wright Hargreaves - 9999, Atikwa Lake - Turtle Lake - 9999 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 2011-Feb-15 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold, Copper, Nickel
Township or Area: Atikwa Lake Area
Latitude: 49° 24' 42.34" Longitude: -93° 38' .92"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 454041 Northing: 5473424 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52F05NE
Point Location Description: Approx. 45 miles southeast of Kerora, Atikwa Lake Area, between Shoulder Island and Turtle lake.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
'The earliest recorded work in the area of Turtle Lake was done in 1952 by Wright-Hargreaves Mines, Limited. Mag and geological surveys were conducted on an 8-claim group north of Turtle Lake. About 1,100 feet northeast of the lake, five trenches were sunk on a rusty zone but assays were discouraging, and the claims were dropped. In July 1955, part of this area, extending from Shoulder Island, Atikwa Lake to and including the 8 claims at Turtle Lake, was re-staked. This block of claims was sold to Apex Consolidated Resources Limited. The claims were prospected and some trenching was done by Apex, and the drilling commenced in October 1955 on a northwest-trending sulphide occurrence in andesite, about 4,000 feet east of the Maybrun “B” zone. The two holes drilled did not intersect significant mineralization. From 1955 to 1956, 52 diamond drill holes totalling 13,393 feet were put down. After an idle period and two name changes, Apex became “Abacon Developments Limited on March 1963, but financial difficulties arose and the company was dissolved in 1967. (Kenora Historical File 52F/05NE00042, Wright-Hargreaves - document CU7)
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 52F/05NE, Z-1, Wright-Hargreaves Mines | 52F05NE0056 | 52F05NE0056 |
| 52F/05NE, A-1, APEX Consolidated Resources Ltd. | 52F05NE0035 | 52F05NE0035 |
Province: Superior
Geological Age: Precambrian
Feb 15, 2011 (J Bongfelt) - 'Spotty disseminated chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite occur almost entirely in a pod-shaped mafic intrusive body in greenstone. Mineralization is most abundant where a diorite phase overlies the amphibolite phase of the intrusion. There are also occurrences of sulphide in agglomerate and greenstone on the property with low copper and gold values. (ODM, 1969, MRC12, p.159)
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Feb 15, 2011 (J Bongfelt) - From 1955 to 1956, 32 diamond drill holes totalling 13,393 feet were put down. The best intersections showed 1.08% Cu and 0.62% Ni over 25 feet and 0.51% Cu and 0.98% Ni over 12 feet. The highest gold values were 0.05 oz./ton. The work indicated that the zone was about 500 feet long and continued to a depth of 600 feet. (Kenora Historical File 52F/05NE, Wright-Hargreaves - document CU 7 & Kenora AF 52F/05NE, A-1, Apex - drilling map) 'Grab samples of mineralized rock from each of the five trenches were combined for assay. Only a trace of gold was found and no copper was detected.' (GR.111, p.51)
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 159-160 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Journal - Kenora Assessment File 52F/05NE, Z-1, Wright-Hargreaves Mines, 1952
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Location: KENORA GEOLOGY OFFICE
MonoMap - Geology of the Atikwa Lake area, District of Kenora
Publication Number: R111 Page: 40-42 Date: 1973
Author: Davies J.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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Journal - Kenora Assessment File 52F/05NE, A-1, APEX Consolidated Resources Ltd., 1955-56
Publication Number: Date: 2011
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Location: KENORA GEOLOGY OFFICE
Journal - Kenora Historical File 52F/05NE00042, Wright-Hargreaves
Publication Number: Date: 2011
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Location: KENORA GEOLOGY OFFICE ONLY
MonoMap - Geology of the Atikwa Lake area, District of Kenora
Publication Number: R111 Page: 51 Date: 1973
Author: Davies J.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits in Ontario (revised to February, 1957)
Publication Number: MDC002 Page: 15 Date: 1957
Author: Thomson J.E., Ferguson S.A., Johnston W.G.Q., Pye E.G., Savage W.S., Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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