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Record: MDI52G14SE00030

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Keevil - 1965, Briarcourt - 1971
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1985-Jul-05
Date Last Modified 2022-May-31
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper

Secondary Commodities: Silver



Location

Township or Area: Valora Lake Area

Latitude: 49° 49' 2.15"    Longitude: -91° 13' 19.4"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 627898.99   Northing: 5519829.88    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52G14SE

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

1965: Keevil Mining Group Ltd. carried out a magnetometer and EM survey. 1970: Scurry-Rainbow Oil Ltd. conducted EM and magnetic surveys. 1971: Scurry-Rainbow Oil drilled 4 DDH totalling 126.5 m. 1972: Scurry-Rainbow Oil conducted an EM survey. 1973: Scurry-Rainbow Oil drilled 4 DDH totalling 534.6 m.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
52G14SE P-0014 52G14SE0021 52G14SE0021
52G14SE CJ-0058A1 52G14SE0110 52G14SE0110
52G14SW9163 20000005251 20000005251
63.2748 52G14SW9162 52G14SW9162
52G14SE Q-0015 52G14SE0022 52G14SE0022
52G14SW Q-0020 52G14SW0010 52G14SW0010

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Wabigoon

Belt: Sturgeon Lake

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Diorite 1 Dioritic Host

Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Feb 11, 2020 (Therese Pettigrew) - DDH 14 assayed up to 0.72 opt Ag and 0.97% Cu. DDH 16A assayed up to 0.95% Cu and 0.14 opt Ag (Assessment report 52G14SE0021). Chalcopyrite mineralization, discovered on claim Pa33727 was reported to be associated with shearing in the dioritic metavolcanics (Trowell, 1970).



Mineral Record Details

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Book - AF SL 1970 52G14SW-0019

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Book - AF SL 1970 52G14SW-0020

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Book - AF SL 1970 52G14SW-0024-A1

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Book - AF SL 1970 52G14SW-0045-B1

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Book - AF SL 1972 52G14SW-0023

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Map - Watcomb Clarkdon area (east half), District of Kenora

Publication Number: P0525 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

Author: Trowell N.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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MonoMap - Geology of the Watcomb area, District of Kenora

Publication Number: R088 Page: 23  Date: 1970

Author: Trowell N.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs

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Map - Whiterock Lake, Precambrian geology

Publication Number: M2458 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 1982

Author: Trowell N.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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MonoMap - Geology of the Flying Loon Lake area, District of Kenora

Publication Number: R224 Page: 94  Date: 1983

Author: Trowell N.F., Bartlett J.R., Sutcliffe R.H.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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