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Record: MDI52G05SE00025

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) McClure - 1991
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Feb-28
Date Last Modified 2022-Aug-02
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Molybdenum

Secondary Commodities: Tungsten



Location

Township or Area: McNamara Lake Area

Latitude: 49° 18' 56.86"    Longitude: -91° 39' 55.86"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 596987.472   Northing: 5463418.596    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52G05SE

Point Location Description: General

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Wabigoon

Belt: Raleigh Lake

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Vein 1 quartz Host

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
10MagnetiteEconomicOre
15MolybdeniteEconomicOre
20PyrolusiteEconomicOre
25PyriteEconomicOre
30PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
35WolframiteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Aug 02, 2022 (Q Unknown) - Grade: 2% molybdenite in 30 cm quartz vein.



Mineral Record Details

References

Publication - Ignace sheet, southwest quarter, Kenora District, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 38-13

Publication Number: Paper 38-13 Date: 1938

Author: Tanton, T L

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/101128


Book - MDF 52G05SE MCCLURE

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