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Record: MDI000000001067

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) International Nickel Company of Canada Ltd 27082 - 1966
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Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2011-Mar-09
Date Last Modified 2023-Mar-10
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel

Secondary Commodities: Copper



Location

Township or Area: Kingsmill

Latitude: 48° 57' 59.49"    Longitude: -81° 41' 13.82"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 449705.002   Northing: 5423962.004    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A13NE

Point Location Description: Collar of drillhole 27082 on DDP in T-1169

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1963 - 1964 - Abitibi-Price Canico JV: AEM, AMAG (T-3529).1965 - McIntyre Porcupine Mines Limited: GC (T-3842). 1965-1966 - International Nickel Company of Canada: DD - 9 - 2433m, Assays (T-1169). 1980 - Hudbay Mining Limited: AEM (T-3534). 1981 - Hudbay Mining Limited: DD, Comp (T-3534). 1983 - Chevron Canada Resources: AEM (T-3539). 1984 - Chevron Canada Resources: AMAG (T3539). Chevron Canada Resources: Mag, IP (T-3539). 1985 - Chevron Canada Resources: OVD - 40 - 1169m, Assays (T-3539). 1991 - Rio Algom Exploration Inc.: OVD - 229 - 8630m, Assays (T-3573). 1992 - Rio Algom Exploration Inc - DD - 8 - 1283m, Assays (T-3573).


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-1169 42A13NE8628 42A13NE8628
T-3539 / T-3534 / 63.4810 42H03SW0011 42H03SW0011
T-3842 / T-3529 / 63.4838 42A14SE0106 42A14SE0106

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided 1 Chloritic Banded Near
Ultramafic lava flow-unsubdivided 2 Talcose Host

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
2ChalcopyriteEconomicOreDisseminated
1PyriteEconomicGangueVeins
3PyrrhotiteEconomicGangueDisseminated
ChloriteAlterationChloritic1Medium
SerpentineAlterationSerpentinization2Medium

Mineralization Comments

Mar 09, 2011 (P Bousquet) - Hole 27082 showed samples of komatiite (talc chlorite) with assays to up to 1.08% Cu and 0.39% Ni.



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist file T-3573

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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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Map - Geophysical/geochemical series, Timmins area, Kingsmill Township, airborne electromagnetic survey, total intensity magnetic survey, districts of Cochrane and Timiskaming

Publication Number: M81036 Scale: 1:20,000    Date: 1988

Author: Geoterrex Ltd.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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