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| Record Name(s) | BHP Minerals DDH 92MDD-04 - 1992 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2007-Jul-24 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | A Wilson |
| Revised By | D Draper |
Primary Commodities: Nickel
Township or Area: McArthur
Latitude: 48° 13' 42.86" Longitude: -81° 16' 40.52"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 479360 Northing: 5341742.99 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A03NW
Point Location Description: Approximate locn of collar of DH 92MDD-04
Location Method: Based on Assessment
1952-53: Dominion Gulf Co. - geology, ground geophysics (T-526) 1957-1960: Paymaster Consolidated Mines - mapping, airborne and ground geophysics (T-526) 1966: Acme Gas and Oil Company Limited - airborne geophysics (T-1273) 1973: Abitibi Asbestos Mining Company Limited - ground geophysics (T-1609) 1981: Amax Minerals Exploration - airborne geophysics (T-2416) 1990-93: BHP Minerals Ltd. -ground geophysics, geology, geochemistry, DD-1-200 m (T-3480), core donation (DCL TI4261) 2004: Mustang Minerals Corp. - airborne geophysics (T-5088) 2008: Fletcher Nickel Inc. - mapping, sampling, assays (T-5929)
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-3480 / 2.14524 | 42A03NE0014 | 42A03NE0014 |
| T-3480 / 2.15008 | 42A03NE8838 | 42A03NE8838 |
| T-0526 / 63.240 | 42A03NW0021 | 42A03NW0021 |
| T-0526 / 63.1071 | 42A03NE0044 | 42A03NE0044 |
| T-1273 / 63.1899 | 42A03NE0020 | 42A03NE0020 |
| T-1609 / 2.1342 | 42A03NW0017 | 42A03NW0017 |
| T-2416 / 2.4291 | 42A06SW0507 | 42A06SW0507 |
| T-3480 | 20000005006 | 20000005006 |
| T-3480 / Donation | ||
| T-5088 / 2.29089 | 42A03NE2010 | 42A03NE2010 |
| T-5929 / 2.41745 | 20000004211 | 20000004211 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ultramafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Hanging Wall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultramafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Cumulate | Host |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Serpentine | Alteration | Serpentinization | 1 | Medium | Replacement | ||
| Chlorite | Alteration | Chloritic | 2 | Medium | Replacement |
Aug 23, 2012 (D Draper) - Core assayed up to 2540 ppm Ni over 0.5m. Grab samples taken from within 100m of drill collar assayed from 1615 ppm to 2040 ppm Ni. (T-3480)
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Komatiite-hosted |
Map - McArthur and Douglas townships, Timiskaming District
Publication Number: M2363 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1976
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
MonoMap - Geology of the Redstone River area, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: R161 Scale: Date: 1978
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Article - Geological and Mineral Potential of McArthur Township in the Bartlett Dome, Abitibi Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: OFR6192.006 Scale: Date: 2006
Author: Houlé M.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Precambrian Geology of McArthur Township
Publication Number: P3583 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 2007
Author: Houlé M.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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