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Record: MDI52J02NE00020

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Mine Lake - SE - 1995, No. 3 Vein - 1936, Old Shaft - 1995
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Prospect
Date Created 1995-May-26
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-02
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Beckington Lake Area

Latitude: 50° 10' 12.9"    Longitude: -90° 36' 28.8"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 670812.595   Northing: 5560299.066    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52J02NE

Point Location Description: Shaft

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: The easier method is to fly to the north end of Ouilette Lake by helicopter or light aircraft. From the north end of the lake the prospect is 600 m to the northeast at the east end of a gabbro outcrop area. If it is required to access the area from the Beckington road take the intersection of Hwy 599 2.5 km south of the Village of Savant Lake. From the intersection follow the Beckington Road eastward approximately 9 km to the bulldozer trail which runs south to the east side of Thomas Lake and then to the south tip of Mine Lake. A trail leads from there to the shaft and the prospect area.



Exploration History

1935: sampling. 1945: sampling. 1970: Selco carried out diamond drilling.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
52J02NE-0038B1 52J02NE0039 52J02NE0039
52J02NE-0062
52J02NE0050 52J02NE0043 52J02NE0043
52J02NE-0026B1 52J02NE9285 52J02NE9285
52J02NE-0064 52J02NE0003 52J02NE0003
52J02NE-0011B1 52J02NE0068 52J02NE0068



Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
10GoldEconomicOre
15PyriteEconomicOre
20PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
25SphaleriteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Aug 04, 2022 (Q Unknown) - 1970 DDH #242-D-3 (AF-0011-B1 selco drills apprx. 400 m N of veins, intersects dissem. min. and silic. zone. 1935; 1945 channel samples (clippings): assay of 0.35 opt Au shown at N end of #3 vein (1935), 0.317 opt Au/8 ft (1945). 1983 grab samples (AF-0038-B1): assays 382 ppb Au (#2420) and 743 ppb Au (#2424) on veins 150 m NE of main shaft.



Mineral Record Details

References

Book - Clippings 1909-1955

Publication Number: Clippings Date: 1909

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Kenora RGP


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