Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI52F08NW00016
| Record Name(s) | Zig - 1983 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-27 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jul-07 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Kawashegamuk Lake Area
Latitude: 49° 23' 22.86" Longitude: -92° 27' 43.34"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 539039.816 Northing: 5470915.475 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52F08NW
Point Location Description: Transfer
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The area of the Snake Bay - Zig Zone Project and is located some 55 km southeast of Dryden, Ontario. Access to the Snake Bay property claim group is via the Snake Bay Road, an all weather gravel road which leads south from Highway 17. This road runs through the middle of the claim group, and a number of logging roads lead off this road providing additional access to the region. The area contains numerous lakes interconnected by short portages or creeks. Virtually all the map area is within a kilometre of a road or navigable lake which greatly facilitates exploration work. (Assessment File 52F/08 NW R-3, Report of Esso Minerals Canada Activities; 1984, Kenora Resident Geologist Office)
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 21 / 52F08NW R-3 | 52F08NW0385 | 52F08NW0385 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Terrane: Western Wabigoon
Belt: Eagle-Wabigoon-Manitou
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 | Mariposite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 20 | Tourmaline | Economic | Ore |
Jul 07, 2022 (Q Unknown) - Where exposed, the Zig is a 5-20 metre wide zone of sericitized, pyritized and silicified sheared meta gabbro within a wider, foliated structural zone striking at 340°. Channel samples ranged from 0.02 to 0.24 oz/ton Au over 50 cm. ZG 1 and ZG 2 were collared 50 m apart to intersect beneath the north and south ends of the trenched area. A zone of strongly foliated and carbonatized gabbro 20 to 30 m wide corresponding to the surface feature was intersected in both holes. The zone contained narrow sections up to 2 m in width with a 20-90% silicification overprint and containing generally 5-10% disseminated pyrite. No arsenopyrite was noted. Four intersections of above trace were obtained; 0.01 oz/ton Au/0.95 m, 0.03 oz/ton Au/0.65 m, 0.015 oz/ton/3.50 m and 0.04 oz ton/0.90 m. All of these were within zones of silicification. ZG 6 was collared 55 m south of ZG 2 and intersected the continuation of the same structural zone. However the intensity of both the foliation and carbonatization had decreased markedly. Two narrow zones of weak silicification with 1-2% pyrite were intersected, both assayed trace amounts. (Assessment File 52F/08 NW R-3, Report of Esso Minerals Canada Activities; 1984, Kenora Resident Geologist Office)
Book - KEN AF 52F08NW R-3
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