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Record: MDI52F15NE00011

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Drope - 1983, Portage Showing - 1983
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1983-May-13
Date Last Modified 2022-Jul-26
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Uranium



Location

Township or Area: Drope

Latitude: 49° 58' 8.07"    Longitude: -92° 36' 43.57"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 527817.43   Northing: 5535245.967    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52F15NE

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

Drilled in 1968 by Conwest Exploration Co. Ltd.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
52F15NE0015C1 52F15NE0016 52F15NE0016
52F15NE0020A1 52F15NE9170 52F15NE9170



Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
10MolybdeniteEconomicOre
15PyriteEconomicOre
20PyrrhotiteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Jul 26, 2022 (Q Unknown) - Surface chip sample assayed 0.102% U3O8 (over 3 ft). Another sample (location unspecified) gave a radiometric (semiquantitative) result of 0.27% U3O8.



Mineral Record Details

References

Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario

Publication Number: MDC025 Page: 83  Date: 1984

Author: Robertson J.A., Gould K.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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