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| Record Name(s) | Falconbridge Ltd DDH MCD41-02 - 1999 |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2010-Dec-17 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-10 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel
Township or Area: MacDiarmid
Latitude: 48° 40' 27.56" Longitude: -81° 34' 47.39"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 457313.998 Northing: 5391415.002 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A12NE
Point Location Description: Approximate
Location Method: Based on Assessment
1964 - Mistango River Mines Ltd: EM, Mag (T-906). 1964 - North Rankin Nickel Mines Ltd: EM, Mag (T-907). 1965 - North Rankin Nickel Mines Ltd: DD (T-907). 1969 - Noranda Exploration Co. Ltd: DD, EM, Mag (T-1275). 1971 - Hollinger Mines Ltd: AEM, AMag (T-560). 1996 - Falconbridge Ltd: DD - 3 - 705m, Assays (T-3152). 1998 - Falconbridge Ltd: EM, Mag (T-4085). 1999 - Falconbridge Ltd: DD - 5 - 1214m, Assays, EM, Mag (T-4571). 2007 - Golden Chalice Resources inc: AEM, AMag (T-5796).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-0560, 2.251 | 42A13SE0382 | 42A13SE0382 |
| T-906 / 63.1385 | 42A12NE0837 | 42A12NE0837 |
| T-1275 / 63.2590 | 42A12NE0554 | 42A12NE0554 |
| T-3152 / 2.17636 | 42A12NE0074 | 42A12NE0074 |
| T-4085 / 2.19006 | 42A12NE2005 | 42A12NE2005 |
| T-4571 / 2.21032 | 42A12NE2031 | 42A12NE2031 |
| T-5796 / 2.39807 | 20000003600 | 20000003600 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Serpentinite | 1 | Serpentinized | Massive | Near |
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| Gabbroid-Unsubdivided | 2 | Serpentinized | Massive | Near |
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Amygdoloïdal | Host | |
| Claystone | 4 | Graphitic | Host | |
| Mafic flow breccia | 5 | Silicified | Brecciated | Host |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Serpentine | Alteration | Serpentinization | 1 | Medium | |||
| Quartz | Alteration | Silicification | 2 | Strong |
Dec 17, 2010 (P Bousquet) - The drill hole MCD41-02 (az242, dip50) intersected a sequence of interbedded mafic volcanics and graphitic argillite which returned assays of 1290ppm Ni, 1140ppm Ni and 1110ppm Ni (from 147,90m to 152.40m), 1120 ppm Ni and 1060ppm Ni (153.95m to 155.75m).
File - Resident Geologist file T-907
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Location: Timmins RGP office
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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Location:
Map - Loveland and Macdiarmid townships, Cochrane District
Publication Number: M2288 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1974
Author: Middleton R.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Magnetic survey of Loveland and Macdiarmid townships, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: GPR02 Date: 1998
Author: Middleton R.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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Part - Geology of the Robb-Jamieson area
Publication Number: ARV53-04.001 Date: 1997
Author: Berry L.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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