Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | G.L. Pidgeon - 1956 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1983-Dec-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Nov-04 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc
Township or Area: Zealand
Latitude: 49° 45' 37.09" Longitude: -92° 36' 9.55"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 528617.93 Northing: 5512056.36 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52F15SE
Point Location Description: Diamond drill holes
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1956: G.L. Pidgeon carried out surface work and one DD hole of unknown length. 1990s: this area has since been the focus of a major gold exploration program conducted by Teck Exploration Ltd. and Corona Gold Corp. (formerly Continental Caretech Corp.).
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Arkosic Arenite | 1 | Host |
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| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore |
Jun 16, 2020 (Therese Pettigrew) - A sulphide replacement zone, chiefly pyrrhotite with minor sphalerite, occurs at the SW-striking contact of arkose with greywacke to the NW. The small mineralized outcrop gave assays of 1% Zn (Shklanka, 1969).
Map - Dryden-Wabigoon area, District of Kenora, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM50E Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 157 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology of the Dryden-Wabigoon area
Publication Number: ARV50-02 Page: 46 Date: 1997
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits in Ontario (revised to February, 1957)
Publication Number: MDC002 Page: 22 Date: 1957
Author: Thomson J.E., Ferguson S.A., Johnston W.G.Q., Pye E.G., Savage W.S., Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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