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Record: MDI52F11SW00026

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Mulcahy Lake - 1984
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 2011-Feb-14
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-27
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Iron



Location

Township or Area: Line Lake Area

Latitude: 49° 35' 59.15"    Longitude: -93° 20' 58.36"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 474741.787   Northing: 5494190.953    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52F11SW

Point Location Description: SE of Mulcahy Lake

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

'The eastern end of this large intrusion was first mapped by Moorhouse (1939). Following determination of its full extent by geologists of the Canadian pacific Railway, Development Section, the remainder of the body was mapped by davies and Watowich (1956), and later included in a comparative study by Davies (1966).' (OGS 1978, MP 82, p.38)


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
52F/11SW, L-4, #697895 Ontario Ltd., Line Lake 52F11SW0004 52F11SW0004

Geology

Province: Superior

Geological Age: Precambrian  



Lithology Comments

Feb 14, 2011 (J Bongfelt) - Iron formation in Archean volcanics and sediments (OGS 1968, MRC11, p.192)




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5MagnetiteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Feb 14, 2011 (J Bongfelt) - Iron formation, Algoma type (OGS 1968, MRC11, p.192)



Mineral Record Details

References

Part - Geology of the Eagle Lake area

Publication Number: ARV48-04 Page: 12-13, 24  Date: 1997

Author: Moorhouse W.W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Part - Geology of the Populus Lake area

Publication Number: ARV65-04 Page: 12-13  Date: 1997

Author: Davies J.C., Watowich S.N.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 192  Date: 1968

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Notes on zinc-lead mineralization in Silurian dolomite of the Niagara Escarpment and Bruce Peninsula, Ontario

Publication Number: MP008 Page: 38  Date: 1967

Author: Guillet G.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Journal - Kenora Assessment File 52F/11SW, L-4, 697895 Ontario Ltd., (Reconnaissance Traverse - Grid A, Trench 7)

Publication Number: Date: 2011

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: KENORA GEOLOGY OFFICE


Journal - Kenora Historical File 52F/11SW00026, Mulcahy Lake - Iron

Publication Number: Date: 2011

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: KENORA GEOLOGY OFFICE ONLY


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