Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Shabu Lake SE - 1966 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | SIMPLE |
| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2021-Nov-17 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | Therese Pettigrew |
Primary Commodities: Copper
Secondary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Shabu Lake Area
Latitude: 51° 18' 48.1" Longitude: -92° 55' 35.68"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 505117.26 Northing: 5684675.15 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 52N07SW
Point Location Description: Drillholes and Po showings on OGS map P0973
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Located approx. 70 km NE of Red Lake with access by float-equipped aircraft to Shabu Lake.
1967: Madsen Red Lake Gold Mines conducted a winter ground magnetometer and EM survey and drilled 6 diamond drill holes (Shabu #1 and #2, and #5 to #8) for 653.8 m. 2010: Big Bear performed reconnaissance work in the Shabu Lake area but no recorded work performed over this prospect.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.2426 | 52N07SE0058 | 52N07SE0058 |
| 11 | 52N07SW0007 | 52N07SW0007 |
| 2.47855 | 20000006556 | 20000006556 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Limestone | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 2 | Host | ||
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Dacite | Host | |
| Diorite | 4 | Diorite Dyke | Near |
Aug 13, 2020 (Bill Paterson) - The property sits in a narrow NNW-trending belt of mafic to intermediate volcanic and clastic metasedimentary rocks with minor chemical metasediments.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | ECONOMIC | ORE | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | ECONOMIC | ORE | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | ECONOMIC | ORE |
Aug 13, 2020 (Bill Paterson) - Massive pyrrhotite with pyrite and chalcopyrite are reported from drill logs and are found in crystalline limestones and siliceous cherty horizons and altered dacitic rocks and narrow dioritic dykes. No assays results were reported (Assessment report 52N07SW0007).
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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