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Record: MDI52M01NE00026

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Pipestone Bay NE - 1969
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1997-Jan-23
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-02
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold

Secondary Commodities: Copper



Location

Township or Area: Todd

Latitude: 51° 5' 7.86"    Longitude: -94° 8' 13.97"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 420350   Northing: 5659950    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Red Lake

NTS Grid: 52M01NE

Point Location Description: N/A

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1969: Grab samples collected by the OGS assayed 0.02 oz/ton Au and 0.17% Cu. No assessment reports were found on file.


Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Uchi

Terrane: North Caribou

Domain: Uchi

Belt: Red Lake

Geological Age: Archean  

Metamorphism Type: Regional

Metamorphism Grade: Amphibolite



Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (K R Kettles) - Geological Description: This occurrence lies less than 350 m south of the northern edge of the Red Lake metasedimentary/metavolcanic belt. This locality is underlain by conglomerate and a grab sample collected by Riley, 1978 assayed low values in gold and copper.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Conglomerate 1 Host

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1GoldEconomicOre
2ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
3PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
4PyriteEconomicOre
5CopperEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Apr 29, 2020 (K R Kettles) - A grab sample collected in 1969 ran 0.02 oz/ton (0.68 g/t) Au and 0.17% Cu.



Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Geological series, Todd Township, District of Kenora (Patricia Portion)

Publication Number: P1052 Scale: 1:12,000    Date: 1975

Author: Riley R.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


Mono - Gold occurrences, prospects, and deposits of the Red Lake area, volumes 1 and 2

Publication Number: OFR5558 Scale:     Date: 1987

Author: Durocher M.E., Burchell P.S., Andrews A.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Todd Township, Kenora District

Publication Number: M2406 Scale: 1:12,000    Date: 1978

Author: Riley R.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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