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Record: MDI52G15NW00025

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Spot Creek - 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



Location

Township or Area: Six Mile Lake Area

Latitude: 49° 55' 4.93"    Longitude: -90° 46' 5.55"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 660210.79   Northing: 5531905.73    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52G15NW

Point Location Description: DDH C-2 from Assessment report 52G15NW0042

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1970: Kennco Exploration conducted magnetic and EM surveys, and drilled 2 DDH totalling 305.7 m. 1971-72: Selco Exploration Company Ltd. drilled 4 DDH totalling 290.2 m.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
52G15NW0041A1 52G15NW0042 52G15NW0042
52G15NW0016D1 52G15NW0086 52G15NW0086
52G15NW0012C1 52G15NW0060 52G15NW0060
52G15NE0020A1 52G15NE0024 52G15NE0024

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Wabigoon

Belt: Sturgeon Lake

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided 1 Dacite To Rhyolite Host

Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Feb 13, 2020 (Therese Pettigrew) - DDH C-2 returned up to 0.27% Cu over 10’ (3.0 m) from a massive dacite-rhyolite with sulphide-rich bands containing pyrite (25%), pyrrhotite (15-80%), and chalcopyrite (2-10%) (Assessment report 52G15NW0042). DDH H-9 returned up to 3.10% Cu and 0.07 opt Ag from an intermediate tuff with pyrite, pyrrhotite, and chalcopyrite (Assessment report 52G15NW0086).



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