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Record: MDI52K16NW00013

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Papaonga Lake West - 1957
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1980-Feb-29
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-01
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Iron



Location

Township or Area: Avis Lake Area

Latitude: 50° 53' 47.01"    Longitude: -92° 16' 20.58"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 551169.85   Northing: 5638555.64    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Red Lake

NTS Grid: 52K16NW

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

1957: Continental Mining Exploration Ltd carried out geological mapping, ground magnetometer surveys, and drilled 10 DDH. 1983: Getty Canadian Metals Ltd. carried out geological mapping.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
2.6592 52K16NE0011 52K16NE0011
2.6562 52K16NE0009 52K16NE0009
63.827 52K16NW0030 52K16NW0030



Mineralization Comments

Sep 01, 2022 (Q Unknown) - Main zone: 6,500 ft long with max. thickness of 250 ft. 184.5 ft of continuous core gave 33.32% Fe.



Mineral Record Details

References

Publication - Papaonga river area, Kenora district, (patricia portion) Ontario scale 1" = 2 miles; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper no. 35-4

Publication Number: GSC Paper 35-4 Date: 1935

Author: Wright, W I

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/108159


Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 215-216  Date: 1968

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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