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Record: MDI000000000327

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Falconbridge DH R44-15 - 1996
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Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2007-Jun-13
Date Last Modified 2022-Nov-09
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Zinc, Copper



Location

Township or Area: Robb

Latitude: 48° 36' 20.57"    Longitude: -81° 38' 36.19"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 452570.996   Northing: 5383826    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A12SE

Point Location Description: Collar of drillhole, coord from log (NAD27 converted to NAD83)

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1954, Dominion Gulf: Ground geophysics and geology (T-562) 1962, Duvan Copper Company Ltd.: Geophysics, diamond drilling, assays (T-719) 1964, Cincinnati Porcupine: Geophysics (T-1166) 1988, Falconbridge Limited: Geophysics (T-3189 / 2.11273) 1996, Falconbridge Limited: Diamond drilling, assays (T-3189 / 2.17648; 2.17499) 1998, Falconbridge Limited/Explorers Alliance Corporation: Geophysics (T-4005 / 2.18547)


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-0562, 63.679 42A12SE0278 42A12SE0278
T-0719, 63.1229 42A12SE0279 42A12SE0279
T-1166, 63.2097 42A12SE0250 42A12SE0250
T-3189 / 2.11273 42A12SE0232 42A12SE0232
T-3189 / 2.17648 42A12SE0030 42A12SE0030
T-3189 / 2.17499 42A12SE0028 42A12SE0028
T-4005 / 2.18547 42A12SE2002 42A12SE2002

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided 1 Amygdaloidal; Spherulitic Contains

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1SphaleriteEconomicOre
2ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
3PyriteEconomicGangue
4PyrrhotiteEconomicGangue
SilicaAlterationSilicification1Strong
SericiteAlterationSericitization2Medium
ChloriteAlterationChloritic3

Mineralization Comments

Jun 14, 2007 (D Draper) - Drillhole R44-15 returned an average of 1.08% Zn over 10m from 119m to 129m. A 0.30m sample at 112.8m assayed 2.12% Zn and a 0.30m sample at 384.5m returned 2700ppm Cu. Drillhole R44-17 was collared 175m grid N of R44-15 and returned values as follows: 5220ppm Cu over 0.75m at 160.5m; an average of 8980ppm Zn over 1m at 360m; 2.54% Zn over 0.75m at 408m downhole. All samples taken from felsic volcanic units. (T-3189)



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