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Record: MDI52F15NE00013

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Needle Lake NE - 1979
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1995-May-30
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-02
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Webb

Latitude: 49° 58' 10.07"    Longitude: -92° 32' 32.55"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 532817.31   Northing: 5535335.78    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52F15NE

Point Location Description: Map of DDH in Assessment report 52F15NE9172

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1979: Selco Mining Corp. Ltd. conducted EM and magnetic surveys, and drilled 1 DDH totalling 69.5 m.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
52F15NE 0015B1 52F15NE9172 52F15NE9172
52F15NE AA-0018 52F15NE0004 52F15NE0004

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Wabigoon

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Intermediate Tuff 1 Dacitic To Rhyolitic Tuffaceous Host

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
2PyriteEconomicOre
3SphaleriteEconomicOre
SilicaAlterationSilicification1UnknownDisseminated

Mineralization Comments

Jun 29, 2020 (D Farrow) - 25% Po, 5% Py, 1-2% Sphalerite in siliceous matrix over 1.8 feet. This sulphide/tuff zone occurs at a transition or contact between dacitic and rhyolitic tuffs. 1979 DDH sample: Assay 0.79% Zn and 0.02% Cu / 1.8 ft.



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