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Record: MDI52G15NW00027

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Lyon Lake NE - 1970, Mattagami SL-23-70-4 - 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: Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Six Mile Lake Area

Latitude: 49° 53' 39.76"    Longitude: -90° 52' 16.92"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 652881   Northing: 5529060    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52G15NW

Point Location Description: DDH SL-23-70-4 from Assessment report 52G15NW0099

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1970: Mattagami Lake Mines Ltd. conducted EM and mag surveys, and drilled 2 DDH totalling 341.3 m.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
52G15NW0017C1 52G15NW0099 52G15NW0099
2.109 52G16NW0170 52G16NW0170

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 Host
Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided 1

Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Feb 12, 2020 (Therese Pettigrew) - Sample 6211 from 251-253.5’ in DDH SL-23-70-4 contained 60-70% mineralization, with a 1” veinlet of massive sphalerite as well as a fair amount of pyrite and pyrrhotite. Assay returned 2.23% Zn. The highest silver assay was 0.17 opt Ag over 2’ (0.6 m) from a weakly foliated andesite containing numerous felsic bands and weak mineralization (Assessment report 52G15NW0099).



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