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| Record Name(s) | Falconbridge DDH R61-1 - 2007 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2008-Aug-14 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | A Wilson |
| Revised By | P Bousquet |
Primary Commodities: Cobalt
Secondary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Robb
Latitude: 48° 36' 39.07" Longitude: -81° 43' 34.49"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 446468 Northing: 5384452 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A12SE
Point Location Description: drill collar for R61-1 on claim P3005514
Location Method: Field Visit with GPS
2005-06: Explorers Alliance Corporation & Falconbridge Ltd. - ground geophysics, 1 DD (221 m)
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-5221/2.30763 | 20000000819 | 20000000819 |
| T-5472/2.33929 | 20000001844 | 20000001844 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
Feb 21, 2019 (P Bousquet) - Elevated cobalt sample is found within a fragmental unit of felsic metavolcanic rocks. The unit is intersected by nine mafic dykes (T-5472).
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Intermediate Tuff | 1 | Andesite | Tuff | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabbroid-Unsubdivided | 2 | Adjacent |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Feb 21, 2019 (P Bousquet) - A 3 m section of drill core returned an assay of 2150 ppm Co. The sulphur content is low (~0.04%). No other element assayed seem to be as anomalous (T-5472).
Map - Geology of the Kamiskotia Area
Publication Number: P3396 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2000
Author: Barrie C.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
MonoMap - Geology of the Kamiskotia Area
Publication Number: S059 Scale: Date: 2000
Author: Barrie C.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Parts of Godfrey, Robb, Jamieson, Loveland, Macdiarmid and Thorburn Townships
Publication Number: P3556 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 2005
Author: Hathway B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
MonoMap - Geological Setting of Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Mineralization in the Kamiskotia Area: Discover Abitibi Initiative
Publication Number: OFR6155 Scale: Date: 2005
Author: Hathway B., Hudak G., Hamilton M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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