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Record: MDI52G14SE00034

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Beidelman Bay NW - 1971, Consolidated Morrison - 1971, Baird - 1971
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

Secondary Commodities: Silver, Gold



Location

Township or Area: Valora Lake Area

Latitude: 49° 50' 44.15"    Longitude: -91° 7' 59.38"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 634214.88   Northing: 5523135.03    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52G14SE

Point Location Description: Transfer

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

1971-73: Consolidated Morrison Exploration Ltd. drilled 12 DDH totalling 2137 m.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
52G14SE Y-0021 52G14SE0049 52G14SE0049

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Wabigoon

Belt: Sturgeon Lake

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided 1 Rhyolite Host

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
2PyriteEconomicOre
3PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
4SphaleriteEconomicOre
1QuartzEconomicGangue
2ChloriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Feb 11, 2020 (Therese Pettigrew) - DDH BB-1 assayed 0.76% Zn, 0.01% Cu, 0.02 opt Au, and 0.94 opt Ag over 2.6 ft (0.8 m). DDH BB-2 assayed up to 0.67% Zn and 0.04% Cu, and 0.32 opt Ag over 0.6 ft (0.18 m). DDH BB-3 assayed up to 6.6% Zn and 1.33 opt Ag over 4.6 ft (1.4 m) from a chlorite-rich quartz feldspar with 50-60% pyrite and 3.95% Zn and 1.06 opt Ag over 6” from a sheared quartz feldspar with 10% sulphides including pyrite, chalcopyrite, and sphalerite. DDH BB-6 assayed up to 1.16% Zn, 0.01% Cu, and 0.78 opt Ag over 3 ft (0.9 m) (Assessment report 52G14SE0049).



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