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Record: MDI52J04SE00004

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Alcona Mine - 1937, No. 1 + 2 Veins - 1982
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1982-Oct-20
Date Last Modified 2022-May-11
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Zarn Lake Area

Latitude: 50° 4' 28.12"    Longitude: -91° 38' 24.45"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 597305.991   Northing: 5547797.142    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52J04SE

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

1937: drilling. 1979: 5 drillholes. on #1 and 2 veins. 1991: DDH SPL-91-1 drilled on #1 + 2 veins


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
52J04SE K-0014 52J04SE0021 52J04SE0021
52J04SE0011B1 52J04SE0025 52J04SE0025
52J04SE0015A1 52J04SE0018 52J04SE0018
2.11871, 52J04SE W-0023 52J04SE0004 52J04SE0004
16, 52J04SE AB-0028 52J04SE0551 52J04SE0551
2.3139 52J04SE9053 52J04SE9053



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided 1 Basalt Adjacent
Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided 2 Andesite Adjacent
Vein 3 Contains

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
10CarbonateEconomicOre
15GalenaEconomicOre
20MagnetiteEconomicOre
25PyriteEconomicOre
30PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
35QuartzEconomicOre
40SphaleriteEconomicOre
45SericiteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Mar 17, 2022 (Q Unknown) - 1937: No.1 Vein 0.29 opt Au/1.4 ft to 0.5 opt Au/1.83 ft, similar grades in No. 2 and 3 veins. 1991: DDH SPL-91-1 (AF-0028): drilled on #1 + 2 veins, weak zones assay up to 0.03 opt Au/1.3' at 244.4', 1979 DDH 79-1 to 5 (AF-0011-B1): drilled on #1 + 2 veins, assays of 0.098 opt Au/4' (#3) and 0.26 opt Au/2' (#5), .



Mineral Record Details

References

Part - Geology of the Superior Junction-Sturgeon Lake area

Publication Number: ARV46-06.001 Page: 14-19  Date: 1997

Author: Horwood H.C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of the English River-Marchington Lake area, District of Kenora (Patricia Portion)

Publication Number: P2293 Scale: 1:63,360    Date: 1981

Author: Breaks F.W., Bond W.D., Stone D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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