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Record: MDI52G14SE00036

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Big Island - 1970
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: Copper, Silver

Secondary Commodities: Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Valora Lake Area

Latitude: 49° 51' 52.15"    Longitude: -91° 8' 20.36"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 633743.68   Northing: 5525224.69    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52G14SE

Point Location Description: Transfer

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

1970: Chimo Gold Mines Ltd. drilled 3 DDH totalling 440.7 m. 1971: Chimo Gold Mines Ltd. drilled 6 DDH totalling 1162.2 m. 1972: Conwest Exploration drilled 5 DDH totalling 848.2 m.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
52G14SE Z-0022 52G14SE0028 52G14SE0028
52G14SE AA-0023A1 52G14SE0017 52G14SE0017
52G14NE AJ-0014 52G14NE0043 52G14NE0043

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Wabigoon

Belt: Sturgeon Lake

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Intermediate Tuff 1 Tuff Host
Schist-Unsubdivided 2 Graphitic Near

Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Feb 11, 2020 (Therese Pettigrew) - DDH 72-31 assayed up to 0.32% Zn and 0.35 opt Ag (Assessment file 52G14SE0028). DDH 70-5 returned assays up to 5.25% Cu and 1.51 opt Ag over 0.5 ft (0.15 m). DDH 70-7 returned assays up to 0.43% Zn and 1.03 opt Ag over 0.9 ft (0.27 m) (Assessment report 52G14NE0043).



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