Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Shabu Lake North Arm - 1966 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | Therese Pettigrew |
Primary Commodities: Molybdenum
Township or Area: Shabu Lake Area
Latitude: 51° 21' 33.26" Longitude: -92° 59' 24.84"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 500680 Northing: 5689775 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52N07SW
Point Location Description: General
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Located approx. 70 km NE of Red Lake with access by float-equipped aircraft to Shabu Lake.
There has been no recorded exploration in this vicinity though there are pits noted in the OGS mapping by A. Pryslak, 1974 (P0973).
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sandy Conglomerate | 1 | Conglomerate, Greywacke, Marble | Host |
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Aug 13, 2020 (Bill Paterson) - 2-10 ft. wide calc-silicate unit associated with sulphide-bearing clastic metesediments comprising pebble and cobble conglomerate, greywacke and marble. Highly folded striking S30E with a vertical dip.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Aug 13, 2020 (Bill Paterson) - 1966 OGS grab samples assayed 0.14 and 0.2% MoS. Trace molybdenite (with pyrrhotite) found in quartz veins up to 2 inches wide trending vertically across calc-silicate unit. Mineralized zone was 6 feet long by 2 feet wide.
Map - Geological series, Shabumeni River-Narrow Lake area (northwestern part), District of Kenora (Patricia Portion)
Publication Number: P0973 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1974
Author: Pryslak A.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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