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MDI42A05NW00005
| Record Name(s) | Dallaire - Levert Property - 1966, Claw Lake DDH W-1 - 1968, Whitesides - 1991, Pirsson Lake - 1969, Smith - Morrison Claims - 1978, Lalonde - Mackenzie Property - 1991, Mackenzie Option - 1997 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-06 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Nickel
Township or Area: Whitesides
Latitude: 48° 25' 1.7" Longitude: -81° 46' 17.79"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 442907.177 Northing: 5362952.837 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A05NW
Point Location Description: Drill collar on former claim P90708
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible via the Dana-Jowsey park road. A narrow logging road branching from teh gravel road about 8 km from the highway leads to the south end of the claim group.
1966: W. Dallaire and R. Levert - prospecting. 1967: Kennco Explorations (Canada Limited ) - trenching, mapping IP survey. 1968: Claw Lake Molybdenum Mines Limited - 1 ddh (704 ft). 1978-80: Smith and Morrison - ground geophysics, mapping. 1989-90: Timmins Nickel Inc. - property acquistion. 1991-93: D. Lalonde - prospecting, sampling, stripping, ground geophysics, 3 ddh (368 m). 1997: Prospectors Alliance Corp. - ground geophysics, mapping. 2000: Falconbridge Ltd. - airborne geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-3909, 2.18130 | 42A05NW2002 | 42A05NW2002 |
| T-1438 | 42A05NW8523 | 42A05NW8523 |
| T-3498, 63.6049 | 42A05NW0106 | 42A05NW0106 |
| T-4587 | 42A06NW2026 | 42A06NW2026 |
| T-1913, 2.2827 | 42A05NW0120 | 42A05NW0120 |
| 2.3497, T-1913 | 42A05NW0119 | 42A05NW0119 |
| 2.4494, T-1913 | 42A05NW0118 | 42A05NW0118 |
| 2.14785, T-3498 | 42A05NW0160 | 42A05NW0160 |
| 22, T-3498 | 42A05NW0008 | 42A05NW0008 |
| 2.18170, T-3909 | 42A05NW2003 | 42A05NW2003 |
| 2.18166, T-3909 | 42A05NW2005 | 42A05NW2005 |
| 2.18168, T-3909 | 42A05NE2002 | 42A05NE2002 |
| 2.18167, T-3909 | 42A05NE2004 | 42A05NE2004 |
| 2.18169, T-3909 | 42A05NE2005 | 42A05NE2005 |
| 2.18162, T-3909 | 42A05NW2004 | 42A05NW2004 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbro | 1 | Gabbro | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected 704 ft of gabbro containing pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite mineralization from 95 to 250 ft.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assay from the Claw Lake drill hole returned 0.06% Cu and 0.05% Ni over 10 ft. Grab samples from old prospecting pits returned Cu values up to 8160 ppm and Ni values up to 4620 ppm.
Book - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 42A-73 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
File - Resident Geologist file T-4077
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Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP office
Map - Whitesides Township, District of Cochrane, Timmins data series
Publication Number: P0488 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Kamiskotia-Whitesides area, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P0633 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Wolfe W.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 131 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geology of the Kamiskotia Area
Publication Number: P3396 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2000
Author: Barrie C.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological Compilation of the Timmins Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: P3379 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1998
Author: Ayer J.A., Trowell N.F.
Publisher Name:
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Kamiskotia Area
Publication Number: S059 Page: 56-57 Date: 2000
Author: Barrie C.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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