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Record: MDI000000000536

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) PJY DH 18698 - 2002
Related Record Type
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Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2008-Mar-31
Date Last Modified 2022-Nov-09
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Whitney

Latitude: 48° 30' 23.26"    Longitude: -81° 10' 36.58"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 486939   Northing: 5372609.01    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A11SE

Point Location Description: DH 18698

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

Pre-1938: Hugh Pam Porcupine (?): Drilling (as shown on P0009; no further information on file). 1984, Newmont Exploration of Canada Ltd.: Drilling, assays. 2002: Porcupine Joint Venture: DD-1-507 ft, assays


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-5028 / 2.28452 42A11SE2034 42A11SE2034

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Vein 1 Quartz Host
Sandy Mudstone 2 Greywacke / Argillite Contains

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Jan 09, 2015 (D Draper) - Hole 18698 (bearing az. 160, dip -50) assayed 0.041 opt Au over 1ft in a quartz vein.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Vein
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Vein

References

File - Resident Geologist files T-2918

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Location: Timmins RGP office


Map - Whitney Township, northwest quarter

Publication Number: P0009 Scale: 1:6,000    Date: 1997

Author: Ferguson S.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Map - Structural geology, Whitney Township

Publication Number: P3172 Scale: 1:10,000    Date: 1991

Author: Piroshco D.W., Kettles K.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Map - Precambrian Geology, Parts of Whitney and Hoyle Townships

Publication Number: P3547-REV Scale: 1:10,000    Date: 2005

Author: Bateman R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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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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