Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines
Permanent Link to this Record: MDI52J02SE00027| Deposit Name(s) | St. Anthony South - 1984 |
|---|---|
| Related Deposit Type | None |
| Deposit Status | occurrence |
| Date Created | 1995-May-29 |
| Date Last Modified | 2020-Apr-29 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | T Pettigrew |
Primary Commodities: gold
Township or Area: Squash Lake Area
Latitude: 50° 6' 3.06" Longitude: -90° 40' 48.53"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 665901 Northing: 5552421 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52J02SE
Point Location Description: DDH SL-84-2 on map in Assessment report 52J02SE8669
Location Method: based on assessment
Source Map: OGS 1980 MAP 2420 SQUAW LAKE
Sources Map Scale: 1:25 000
Access Description: Light aircraft can land on Sturgeon Lake in the vicinity of the occurrence in summer and winter. Boats and snowmobiles can access the lake from access roads off Hwy.599 from Cobb Lake to Trappers Point.
1984: Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd. drilled a series of 5 holes totalling 662.9 m and carried out a soil sampling program.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.9025 | 52J02SE8669 | Open |
| 52J02SE-0062-D1 | 52J02SE9257 | Open |
| 52J02SE-0065-C1 | 52J02SE0082 | Open |
| 52J02SE-0062-A1 | 52J02SE9256 | Open |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Belt: Sturgeon Lake
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vein | 1 | quartz | host | |
| felsic intrusive | 2 | granodiorite | host | |
| felsic intrusive | 3 | biotite-hbl granodiorite | near | |
| felsic intrusive | 4 | sericite-quartz | dyke | near |
| felsic intrusive | 5 | granodiorite | chl-carbonate-clay alteration | near |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Habit Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pyrite | economic | ore | ||||
| 2 | gold | economic | ore | ||||
| 3 | pyrrhotite | economic | ore | ||||
| 1 | carbonate | economic | gangue | ||||
| 2 | quartz | economic | gangue | ||||
| 3 | sericite | economic | gangue | ||||
| sericite | alteration | unknown | 1 | unknown | disseminated | ||
| carbonate | alteration | carbonatization | 2 | unknown | disseminated | ||
| quartz | alteration | silicification | 3 | unknown | disseminated |
02/15/2000 (R Tuomi) - DDH SL-84-2 assayed 0.046 ounce gold per ton (1.57 g/t Au) over 0.76 m at a depth of 78 m in quartz-sericite-carbonate-clay altered granodiorite with 5% pyrite. This sample assayed 0.046 ounce gold per ton. A sample at 252.8 to 255.8 feet returned 0.02 ounce gold per ton (0.68 g/t Au) (Assessment report 52J02SE0082)
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