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| Record Name(s) | Whippet Showing - 1984, Gibson Claim - 1925 |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2008-Feb-29 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jan-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc, Copper, Lead, Gold
Township or Area: Turnbull
Latitude: 48° 27' 33.32" Longitude: -81° 36' 46.18"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 454693 Northing: 5367527.998 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A05NE
Point Location Description: showing on claim P757365 on map in T-2904
Location Method: Based on Assessment
1925: 2 shafts sunk. 1984-85: Chevron Resources Ltd. - airborne geophysics, mapping, geochemistry, DD-2-497 m. 1988: Granges Exploration - DD-3. 1991-92: Cambior Inc. - geology, geochemistry. 1999-2000: Falconbridge Limited - ground geophysics, airborne geophysics
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-2904/2.7423 | 42A05NE0062 | 42A05NE0062 |
| T-2904/2.7942 | 42A05NE0107 | 42A05NE0107 |
| T-3223, W8806-256, 30 | 42A05NE0102 | 42A05NE0102 |
| T-3223/ 2.11612 | 42A05NE0145 | 42A05NE0145 |
| T-3475/ 2.15025 | 42A05NE8706 | 42A05NE8706 |
| T-3475/ 2.14402 | 42A05NE0100 | 42A05NE0100 |
| T-3475/ 2.17869 | 42A05NE0166 | 42A05NE0166 |
| T-3475/ 2.16979 | 42A05NE0096 | 42A05NE0096 |
| T-4279/ 2.19820 | 42A05NE2022 | 42A05NE2022 |
| T-4587/ 2.21079 | 42A06NW2026 | 42A06NW2026 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
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| Granitoid-Unsubdivided | 2 | Granophyre | Contains |
Feb 29, 2008 (A Wilson) - Two diamond drill holes drilled to the west of the showing intersected a sequence of rhyolite, intermediate tuffs and breccia.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue |
Feb 29, 2008 (A Wilson) - Grab samples from the quartz veins near the shaft returned values up to 0.37 oz/t Au. The showing reportedly returned assays up to 1 oz/t Au over 18 inches. Chevron's drill hole T 85-1 returned a best assay of 3.0% Cu, 0.72% Pb and 8.9% Zn over 0.5 m.
Part - Kamiskotia gold area (District of Cochrane)
Publication Number: ARV34-06.002 Date: 1998
Author: Finley F.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Kamiskotia Lake gold area, District of Cochrane, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM34F Scale: 1:47,520 Date: 1998
Author: Finley F.L.
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:
MonoMap - Geology of the Kamiskotia Area
Publication Number: S059 Page: 54-55 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:
Map - Precambrian Geology of Parts of Godfrey, Turnbull, Carscallen and Bristol Townships
Publication Number: P3544 Scale: 1:10,000 Date: 2004
Author: Hathway B., Hocker S.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Turnbull and Godfrey townships, Cochrane District
Publication Number: M2330 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1976
Author: Middleton R.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
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