Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines
Permanent Link to this Record: MDI52K01SW00032| Deposit Name(s) | Gullwing Area - 1979, Vermillion Lake - 1979 |
|---|---|
| Related Deposit Type | None |
| Deposit Status | occurrence |
| Date Created | 1995-May-24 |
| Date Last Modified | 2020-Apr-30 |
| Created By | R Tuomi |
| Revised By | T Pettigrew |
Primary Commodities: zinc
Secondary Commodities: copper
Township or Area: Lomond
Latitude: 50° 0' 31.01" Longitude: -92° 20' 25.58"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 547260 Northing: 5539797 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52K01SW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: conversion from mdi
Source Map: OGS 1980 MAP P.2372 LATERAL LAKE AREA (E HALF)
Sources Map Scale: 1:12 000
Access Description: The showing is on Vermilion Lake. Access to the west end of the lake is via a series of logging roads.
1952: Dividend Securities Holdings Ltd drilled 2 DDH totalling 73.4 m. 1979: Selco Mining Corp. Ltd. conducted EM and magnetic surveys, and drilled 1 DDH for 86.9 m.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 52K01SW0016B1 | 52K01SW0008 | Open |
| 52K01SW AG-0026 | 52K01SW0337 | Open |
| 52K01SW0018E1 | 52K01SW0331 | Open |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Belt: Abram-minnitaki Lake Lakes
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| metasedimentary | 1 | graphitic argillite | host | |
| intermediate metavolcanics | 2 | andesitic tuff | adjacent |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Habit Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pyrite | economic | ore | ||||
| 2 | chalcopyrite | economic | ore | ||||
| 3 | sphalerite | economic | ore |
12/07/2005 (R Tuomi) - 1979 DDH #30-15-1 (AF-0016-B1): two thin zones, best assays 0.75% Zn/5FT at 240 ft.
04/30/2020 (T Pettigrew) - DDH 30-15-1 assayed up to 0.75% Zn 0.07% Cu, and 0.02 oz/t Ag over 5 feet from a graphitic argillite with 20% pyrite. The upper mineralized zone was 12 feet thick, with an average of 0.47% Zn, 0.07% Cu, and 0.026 oz/t Ag. A second lower mineralized zone was 4 feet thick and returned 0.54% Zn, 0.10% Cu, and 0.09 oz/t Ag from a graphitic argillite with 50% fine grained pyrite and trace chalcopyrite (Assessment report 52K01SW0008).
Map - Precambrian Geology, Sioux Lookout Area
Publication Number: P3342 Scale: 1:50 000 Date: 1995
Author: DevDevaney, J.R, Borowik, A., King, D., Babin, D.
Publisher Name: OGS
Map - Geological series, Lateral Lake area (east half), District of Kenora
Publication Number: P2372 Scale: 1:15 840 Date: 1980
Author: Page, R.O., Christie, B.J.
Publisher Name: OGS
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