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Record: MDI52N02NE00002

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) South Bay - Crab Grid - 1985
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1985-Jul-23
Date Last Modified 2022-Nov-08
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Agnew

Latitude: 51° 7' 51.98"    Longitude: -92° 37' 40.66"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 526032.144   Northing: 5664470.247    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Red Lake

NTS Grid: 52N02NE

Point Location Description: Drill Hole in Lost Bay of Confederation Lake

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: 165 M ENE of No. 3 post of KRL 61501, W Central Agnew Twp.



Exploration History

1969: South Bay Mines drilled 7 DDH totalling 903.1 m.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
10 52N02NE0082 52N02NE0082



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided 1 andesite sheared Host

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicOre
2PyrrhotiteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Nov 08, 2022 (Therese Pettigrew) - Sulphides occur in shear zones in Early Precambrian andesite. Pyrite and pyrrhotite bands and stringers have been found (SMDR 00494).


May 16, 2022 (Q Unknown) - Grade: 1969 DDH UC-4: 0.16% Zn/0.9 ft, 0.22% Zn/2.5 ft (0.08 opt Ag, 0.04% Cu).



Mineral Record Details

References

MonoMap - Geology of the Earngey-Costello area, District of Kenora, Patricia Portion

Publication Number: R234 Page: 86  Date: 1985

Author: Thurston P.C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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