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| Record Name(s) | Iron Formation Cu - 1948 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1979-Mar-03 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Secondary Commodities: Zinc
Township or Area: Mulcahy
Latitude: 51° 0' 35.11" Longitude: -94° 11' 44.83"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 416111.02 Northing: 5651589.82 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52M01SE
Point Location Description: Cu symbol and trenches on IF on OGS map M2295
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: 26 Km West of Red Lake. Access by Flat lake road or by boat from Red Lake
1948: W. Stupack drilled 1 DDH totalling 38.1 m. 1958: Cochenour Willans drilled 4 DDH totalling 107.9 m. 1963-72 Cochenour Willans Gold Mines Ltd conducted programmes. 2000: reconnaissance mapping and geochemical sampling programme was initiated on the property, exploration program resulted in stripping, sampling and detailed mapping project and drilling program was completed in the fall of 2000 by Goldcorp Inc.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.21430 | 52M01SE2013 | 52M01SE2013 |
| 21 | 52M01SE0210 | 52M01SE0210 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Terrane: North Caribou
Domain: Uchi
Belt: Red Lake
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ironstone-unsubdivided | 1 |
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| 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 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore |
Jul 15, 2020 (Therese Pettigrew) - Iron formation south of Trout Bay and south and southwest of Muskrat Bay contains pyrrhotite, pyrite, and small amounts of chalcopyrite and sphalerite. Chalcopyrite and sphalerite occur most commonly along bedding planes. Grab samples from the trenches returned up to 1.55% Cu and 0.12% Zn (Riley, 1968).
Article - Mulcahy Township (north half), District of Kenora (Patricia Portion)
Publication Number: MP022.003 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Riley R.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Scale: Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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