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Record: MDI52M01SE00244

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Scott Bay Island - 1972
Related Record Type Simple
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Mar-21
Date Last Modified 2021-Dec-13
Created By Q Unknown
Revised By Therese Pettigrew

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Lead

Secondary Commodities: Zinc, Nickel, Copper, Cobalt



Location

Township or Area: Ball

Latitude: 51° 4' 20.78"    Longitude: -94° 10' 45.23"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 417384   Northing: 5658542    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Red Lake

NTS Grid: 52M01SE

Point Location Description: West end of outcrop symbol with py,gn,sp,cp,Ni on island split by west boundary of claim KRL11735

Location Method: Data Compilation

Access Description: Pipestone Bay.



Exploration History

1972: sampling by OGS staff. No assessment reports were found on file.


Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Uchi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Pyroxenite 1 Serpentinized Pyroxenite And Peridotite Host

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
2GalenaEconomicOre
3PyriteEconomicOre
4SphaleriteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Jul 31, 2020 (C Storey) - 1972 OGS grab sample: 6.00% Pb, 0.50% Zn, 0.17% Ni, 0.10% Cu and 0.01% Co.



Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Ball Township, Kenora District

Publication Number: M2265 Scale: 1:12,000    Date: 1975

Author: Riley R.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines


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

Publication Number: P0792 Scale: 1:12,000    Date: 1972

Author: Riley R.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines


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