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Record: MDI53F02SW00004

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Walters-Shephard - 1983
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1983-Nov-23
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-01
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Rahill Lake Area

Latitude: 53° 3' 17.25"    Longitude: -92° 56' 46.62"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 503600.402   Northing: 5878366.996    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Red Lake

NTS Grid: 53F02SW

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Data Compilation

Access Description: 225 km North Of Red Lake, Sandy lake settlement is located 25 km west of this area



Exploration History

During the late 1930s and early 1940s, was prospected for gold. 1981: Canadian Occidental carried out a shoreline mapping program and in 1982, one trench totalling 10 m in length was blasted out.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
RL 1982 53F/SE #4 53F02SW0005 53F02SW0005

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Sachigo

Terrane: North Caribou

Belt: Sandy Lake

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided 1 Basalt Near
Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided 2 Andesite Adjacent
Vein 3 Contains

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
10GoldEconomicOre
15PyriteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Jan 09, 2012 (A McKee) - 1982: grab sample of iron formation collected in 1981 assayed 2100 ppb Au. 2011 No new Data



Mineral Record Details

References

Part - Geology of the Sandy Lake area

Publication Number: ARV47-07.001 Page: 41  Date: 1997

Author: Satterly J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 1, districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Rainy River, and Thunder Bay

Publication Number: MDC013 Page: 246  Date: 1971

Author: Ferguson S.A., Groen H.A., Haynes R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs

Location:


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