Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI52F05NE00052
| Record Name(s) | Taurcanis - 1976, Horn Bay - 1976, Tundra - 1976, Head Bay - 9999 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2011-Feb-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Secondary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Atikwa Lake Area
Latitude: 49° 25' 33.06" Longitude: -93° 38' 13.7"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 453796.814 Northing: 5474992.546 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52F05NE
Point Location Description: Located on and around Head Bay on Atikwa Lake, near its SW extremity.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
'The earliest recoreded work in the area of Turtle Lake was done in 1952 by Wright-Hargreaves Mines, Limited. Mag and geological surveys were conducted on a 8-claim group north of Turtle Lake. About 1,100 feet northeast of the lake, 5 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 restaked and sold to Apex Consolidated
Province: Superior
Geological Age: Precambrian
| 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 |
File - Resident Geologist files 52F/05NE, A-1, APEX Consolidated Resources Ltd
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Location: Kenora RGP office
MonoMap - Geology of the Atikwa Lake area, District of Kenora
Publication Number: R111 Page: 38 Date: 1973
Author: Davies J.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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