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Record: MDI52J07NW00013

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Hoey-West Zone - 1987, Sphalerite Trench Zone - 1987
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1995-May-25
Date Last Modified 2022-Jul-13
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Zinc

Secondary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Armit Lake Area

Latitude: 50° 24' 12.16"    Longitude: -90° 48' 48.36"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 655382.81   Northing: 5585766.96    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kenora

NTS Grid: 52J07NW

Point Location Description: trench

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1975: grab samples 1987-89 Northern Dynasty Exploration Ltd. - sampling, DD-5-2982 ft.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
17 52J07NW0007 52J07NW0007
2.11264 / 52J07NW-0020 52J07NW0013 52J07NW0013
2.12077 / 52J07NW-0023 52J07NW8931 52J07NW8931
52J07NW-0016B1 52J07NW0037 52J07NW0037
52J07NW-0013A1 52J07NW0027 52J07NW0027
2.12972 / 52J07NW-0025 52J07NW0005 52J07NW0005
52J08NW-0033 52J09SW8880 52J09SW8880
52J08NW-0034 52J09SW2355 52J09SW2355

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Wabigoon

Terrane: Western Wabigoon

Belt: Savant Lake

Geological Age: Archean  



Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1ArsenopyriteEconomicOre
2ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
3CalciteEconomicOre
4ChloriteEconomicOre
5CarbonateEconomicOre
6FerrodolomiteEconomicOre
7GalenaEconomicOre
8GoldEconomicOre
9PyriteEconomicOre
10SphaleriteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Nov 12, 2014 (A Wilson) - Grab samples collected in 1975 returned best values of 0.05 oz/t Au. The best assay from the 1989 drilling returned 290 ppb Au over 0.7 m. Grab samples collected in 1987 returned up to 4790 ppb Au and 7.31% Zn



Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Houghton Lake-Hough Lake, Thunder Bay District

Publication Number: M2424 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1980

Author: Bond W.D., Idziszek C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Geological series, Houghton-Hough lakes area, District of Thunder Bay

Publication Number: P0933 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1974

Author: Bond W.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of the Houghton-Hough lakes area (Savant Lake area)

Publication Number: R195 Date: 1980

Author: Bond W.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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