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| Record Name(s) | Falconbridge DH MF-13-07 - 2002 |
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| Date Created | 2007-Jun-04 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Nov-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc
Township or Area: Mahaffy
Latitude: 48° 48' 37.57" Longitude: -81° 31' 57.69"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 460890.004 Northing: 5406519.995 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A13SE
Point Location Description: Collar of drillhole per UTM coords given on log (T-4985)
Location Method: Based on Assessment
1964 - Keevil Mining Group Ltd: EM, Mag (T-1162). 1966 - Keevil Ming Group Ltd: AEM, AMAG (T-1162). 1972 - Duncan R. Derry Limited: EM, Grav, Mag (T-1540). 1973 - Duncan R. Derry Limited: DD - 2- 1022ft, Assays (T-1540). 1977 - Rosario Resources Ltd.: EM, IP, Mag (T-1841). 1980 - Rosario Resources Ltd.: EM, Mag (T-1841), Rosario resources Ltd.: EM, IP (T-1841). 1981 - Rosario Resources Ltd.: OVD - 23 - 2312ft (T-1841). 1999 - Prospectors Alliance Corporation: Comp (T-4516). 2002 - Falconbridge Ltd.: DD - 10 - 871m, Assays (T-4985 / 2.27557 / 42A13SE2014 ), Falconbridge Ltd.: EM, Mag (T-4878). 2005 - Falconbridge Ltd.: IP, Mag (T-5597)
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| T-4985 / 2.27557 | 42A13SE2014 | 42A13SE2014 |
| T-1162 / 63.1159 | 52L07NE0016 | 52L07NE0016 |
| T-1162 / 63.1670 | 42A13SE0071 | 42A13SE0071 |
| T-1540 / 2.1192 | 42A13SE8906 | 42A13SE8906 |
| T-1841 / 2.2711 | 42A13SE0380 | 42A13SE0380 |
| T-1841 / 2.3929 | 42A13SE0072 | 42A13SE0072 |
| T-1841 / 2.3441 | 42A13SE8891 | 42A13SE8891 |
| T-1841 / 2.4695 | 42A13SE0049 | 42A13SE0049 |
| T-4878 / 2.26079 | 42A13SE2012 | 42A13SE2012 |
| T-5597 / 2.36372 | 20000002506 | 20000002506 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean Geochronological Age: 2703+/-1Ma Geochron. Age Ref.: P3379, MP169
Mar 01, 2011 (P Bousquet) - The age for the rocks are estimated from MP169, and visible on P3379.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Chloritic | Fragmental | Contains |
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| Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Silicified | Fragmental | Adjacent |
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Feldspathic | Fragmental | Adjacent |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | Veins | |||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Chlorite | Alteration | Chloritic | 1 | Weak | |||
| Quartz | Alteration | Silicification | 2 | Strong | |||
| Sericite | Alteration | Sericitization | 3 | Medium |
Jun 04, 2007 (D Draper) - A core sample taken at 217.78m in an intermediate fragmental volcanic mineralized with fracture-controlled sphalerite returned 1.77% zinc over 0.22m. (T-4985)
Mar 01, 2011 (P Bousquet) - The alteration shows strong silicification and moderate sericitization in a flow breccia, accompanied by the mineralization of sphalerite.
File - Resident Geologist files T-4516
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Location: Timmins RGP office
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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