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Record: MDI52F09SW00045

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Redden grab sample 193875 - 1990
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 2000-Nov-15
Date Last Modified 2022-Jul-13
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Melgund

Latitude: 49° 32' 27.23"    Longitude: -92° 20' 40.87"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 547409.998   Northing: 5487794.002    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52F09SW

Point Location Description: approximate

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1989: J.W. Redden - prospecting, sampling. 1990: Match Capital Resources Corporation - mapping, ground geophysics


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
2.12784 52F09NW0005 52F09NW0005
2.13901 52F09NW0004 52F09NW0004



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Felsic Tuff 1 Tuff Contains
Vein 2 Quartz Host

Lithology Comments

Jan 11, 2012 (A Wilson) - An old pit at 6E 12N exposed a felsic volcanic tuff unit containing a sulphide zone associated with quartz veining. Sulphides include pyrite, sphalerite and chalcopyrite. The vein material looks identical to that from the Sakoose Mine.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomic And AlterationGanguePyritic1
2SphaleriteEconomicOre
3ChalcopyriteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Jan 11, 2012 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected by Match Capital Resources assayed 11 ppb Au, 60 ppb Cu and 820 ppm Zn



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Vein
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Disseminated

References

Map - Geological compilation series, Manitou Lakes sheet, districts of Kenora and Rainy River

Publication Number: P0242 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1997

Author: Davies J.C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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