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| Record Name(s) | Falconbridge DH MF15-02 - 2002 |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2007-May-29 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Nov-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Mahaffy
Latitude: 48° 48' .39" Longitude: -81° 29' 48.66"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 463513.999 Northing: 5405353.999 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A14SW
Point Location Description: Collar of drillhole MF15-02
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The occurrence location is approx. 38 km NNW of Timmins. The Mattagami River flows north to the east of occ. which can be accessed by boat from the Lower Sturgeon Dam on the Mattagami R., approx. 1km to the north. (after report T-4912/2.26429)
1964, United Porcupine Mines Ltd.: Geophysical surveys, drilling to south of occ.(T-919 / 42A14SW0127) 1975, Phelps Dodge Corporation of Canada Limited: Geophysical surveys on grid just north of dh locn (T-1676 / 2.1967 / 42A14SW0329 ) 1980, Gulf Minerals Canada Ltd.: Airborne geophysical surveys (T-1929 / 2.4614; 2.3781 / 42A14SW0561) 1988, Comstate Resources: Geophysical surveys (T-3154 / 2.12272 / 42A14SW0060 ) 1992, Cominco Ltd. /D.R. Pyke: Geophysical surveys (T-3154 / 2.14671 / 42A14SW0327 ) 1999-2001, Falconbridge Ltd.: Geophysical surveys on grid just north of dh locn (T-4588 / 2.21380 / 42A14SW2009 ) 2002, Falconbridge Ltd.,: Geophysical surveys (T-4912 / 2.26429 / 42A14SW2013 ); drilling, assays (T-5048 / 2.28692 / 42A14SE2018 ). 2005 - Falconbridge Ltd.: IP, Mag (T-5597)
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| T-5048 | 42A14SE2018 | 42A14SE2018 |
| T-4912 | 42A14SW2013 | 42A14SW2013 |
| T-4588 | 42A14SW2009 | 42A14SW2009 |
| T-3154 | 42A14SW0060 | 42A14SW0060 |
| T-1929 | 42A14SW0561 | 42A14SW0561 |
| T-1676 | 42A14SW0329 | 42A14SW0329 |
| T-919, 63.1483 | 42A14SW0520 | 42A14SW0520 |
| T-5597 | 20000002506 | 20000002506 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean Geochronological Age: 2703+/-1Ma Geochron. Age Ref.: P3379, MP169
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Qtz-Calcite | Host |
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| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Amygdaloidal | Contains | |
| Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Silicified | Sheared | Near |
May 29, 2007 (D Draper) - Occurrence values located in fine-grained, massive, dark green amygdaloidal mafic flow with moderate shearing and moderate pervasive chloritization and calcitic alteration.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| Sericite | Alteration | Sericitization | 1 | Weak | |||
| Quartz | Alteration | Silicification | 2 | Medium | Veins | ||
| Calcite | Alteration | Calcitization | 3 | Medium | |||
| Chlorite | Alteration | Chloritic | 4 | Medium |
May 29, 2007 (D Draper) - A 0.53m sample taken at 114.2m returned 514ppb Au from mafic volcanics mineralized with 55% py in quartz-calcite veins and veinlets (T-5048)
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.
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Compend - Summary of Field Work and Other Activities, 1998
Publication Number: MP169 Page: 14-24 Date: 1999
Author: Ayer J.A., Baker C.L., Ireland J.C., Kelly R.I., Thurston P.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Map - Timmins data series, Mahaffy Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P0740 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Hunt D.S., Maharaj D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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