Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI52L07NE00020
| Record Name(s) | Bug Lake - 1958 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Aug-04 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Secondary Commodities: Zinc, Silver
Township or Area: Rex Lake Area
Latitude: 50° 26' 4.3" Longitude: -94° 36' 27.12"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 385837.389 Northing: 5588180.076 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52L07NE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1958-63: stripping, trenching, sampling, geological and geophysical surveys. 1964: geophysical surveys. 901 m of DD in 15 holes north of Bug Lake. 169 m of DD in 2 holes south of Bug Lake. 1985-88: sampling, geological, lithogeochemical, airborne and ground geophysical surveys. 1992-95: geological, airborne and ground geophysical surveys. Unknown amount of DD.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 52L07NE O-2 | 52L07NE0010 | 52L07NE0010 |
| 52L07NE O-3 | 52L07NE0003 | 52L07NE0003 |
| 52L07NE H-1 | 52L07NE0013 | 52L07NE0013 |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore |
Aug 04, 2022 (Q Unknown) - 1964: Drilling north of Bug Lake intersected several zones of mineralization. Best intersections assayed: 0.61% Cu over 3.5 m; 1.37% Cu over 5.4 m; 2.09% Cu over 2.3 m; and 1.44% Cu over 6.9 m. 1985-88: Grab samples assayed up to 12% Cu, chip samples assayed 1.98% Cu over 5.2 m. 1992-95: Drilling intersections assayed: 1.08% Cu over 9.8 m; 0.86% Cu over 12.23 m; and 1.32% Cu over 5.2 m. Mineralization included chalcopyrite, pyrite and molybdenite. It is hosted within granitic pegmatite dikes.
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