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Record: MDI52G15SW00011

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Swamp Lake SE - 1974
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

Secondary Commodities: Zinc, Silver



Location

Township or Area: Bell Lake Area

Latitude: 49° 51' 53.06"    Longitude: -90° 50' 26.53"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 655178   Northing: 5525828    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52G15SW

Point Location Description: Location of DDH SL-51-74-14 from Assessment report 52G15SW0006

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1970: Mattagami Lake Mines Ltd. conducted magnetic and EM surveys. 1974: Mattagami Lake Mines Ltd. drilled 4 DDH totalling 833 m.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
52G15SW0012B1 52G15SW0006 52G15SW0006
2.61 52G15SW0034 52G15SW0034

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 Quartz Eye Rhyolite Host
Amphibolite 2 Amphibolite Near

Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Jan 28, 2020 (Therese Pettigrew) - DDH SL-51-74-14 encountered several bands of mineralization. The best returned 2.72% Cu and 0.19% Zn over 1.5 feet (0.45 m). The best zinc assay was 0.38% Zn over 3 feet (0.91 m). Mineralization occurs in stringers, with up to 30% pyrite, 7% chalcopyrite, and 5% pyrrhotite. The best silver assay returned 0.87 opt Ag (Assessment report 52G15SW0006).



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