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Record: MDI52G05NW00008

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Raleigh Lake Pegmatite 3 - 2004
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2004-Feb-11
Date Last Modified 2023-May-24
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Tantalum, Rubidium

Secondary Commodities: Niobium, Cesium



Location

Township or Area: Raleigh Lake Area

Latitude: 49° 24' 38.21"    Longitude: -91° 56' 36.21"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 576645   Northing: 5473640    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52G05NW

Point Location Description: N/A

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1999: sampling. 2000: sampling.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
2.22429 / 52G05NW K-4 52G05NW2005 52G05NW2005
2.19511 / 52G05NW K-1 52G05NW2002 52G05NW2002
2.20005 / 52G05NW K-2 52G05NW2003 52G05NW2003

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Wabigoon

Belt: Raleigh Lake

Geological Age: Archean  



Mineralization Comments

Dec 08, 2022 (Q Unknown) - Grab samples from 1999 lithogeochem survey found 3 samples (556201-203) with values of 0.31- 0.69% Rb2O5 and 328-588 ppm Cs and elevated Nb (59 ppm); laterly known as pegmatite 3. One other sample (556324) yielded 870 ppm Li and 165 ppm Rb; 100m east of Pegmatite 3. (KAF 52G05NW K-1) Grab samples from 2000 sampling yielded surface sample of 0.022% Ta2O5. Drill hole RL99-04 yielded 0.022% Ta2O5 and 0.245% Rb2O over 2.45m. (KAF 52G05NW K-2) Core samples from drill hole RL01-07 yielded a 1.20m intersection with 0.018% Ta2O5 and 345-1020 ppm Li. (KAF 52G05NW K-4).



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