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Record: MDI52N04SE00126

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) McDougal Lake - Cu-Ni Occurrence - 1958
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1982-Aug-27
Date Last Modified 2022-Jun-14
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper, Nickel



Location

Township or Area: Balmer

Latitude: 51° 3' 55.4"    Longitude: -93° 39' 20.25"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 454060   Northing: 5657301    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Red Lake

NTS Grid: 52N04SE

Point Location Description: DDH 58-38 west of McDougal Lake on Prelim map P.1976

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1957-1960: Cordoba Mines Ltd. – trenching, airborne geophysics, ground geophysics, DD


Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Uchi

Terrane: North Caribou

Domain: Uchi

Belt: Red Lake

Geological Age: Archean  



Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Nov 12, 2014 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling returned an assay of 1.40% Cu and 0.47%Ni over 2.3 ft.



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1958 Balmer #42

Publication Number: Date: 1996

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Location: Red Lake RGP


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

Publication Number: P1976A Scale: 1:12,000    Date: 1978

Author: Pirie J., Grant A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1972 Balmer #63

Publication Number: Date: 1996

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Location: Red Lake RGP


File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1975 Balmer #79

Publication Number: Date: 1996

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Location: Red Lake RGP


File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1978 Balmer #71

Publication Number: Date: 1996

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Location: Red Lake RGP


File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1985 Balmer #117

Publication Number: Date: 1996

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Location: Red Lake RGP


File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1989 Balmer #133

Publication Number: Date: 1996

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Location: Red Lake RGP


Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 144  Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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