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Record: MDI000000001187

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) International Nickel Company of Canada Ltd 25031 - 1964
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Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2011-Apr-04
Date Last Modified 2023-Mar-15
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel

Secondary Commodities: Copper



Location

Township or Area: Mabee

Latitude: 48° 58' 34.58"    Longitude: -81° 42' 35.97"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 448045   Northing: 5425060.998    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A13NE, 42H04SE

Point Location Description: Collar of drillhole 25031

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1963 - 1964 - Abitibi-Price Canico JV: AEM, AMAG (T-3529). 1964 - International Nickel Company of Canada Ltd: DD - 9 - 4669ft, Assays (T-3214). 1965 - McIntyre Porcupine Mines Limited: GC (T-3842). 1980 - Hudbay Mining Limited: AEM (T-3534). 1983 - Chevron Canada Resources: AEM (T-3539). 1984 - Chevron Canada Resources: AMAG (T-3539), Chevron Canada Resources: IP, Mag (T-3539). 1985 - Chevron Canada Resources: OVD - 40 - 1169m, Assays (T-3539). 1991 - Rio Algom Exploration Inc.: OVD - 229 - 8630m, Assays (T-3573).


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-3214 / 63.4815 42H04SE0005 42H04SE0005
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  



Geology Comments

Apr 04, 2011 (P Bousquet) - There is a discrepancy between the core log entry for the location of the hole 25031 and the map referred in T-3214. It is assumed that the map is correct and the core log is not.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided 1 Graphitic Host
Pyroxenite 2 Pyroxenic Foliated Near
Vein 3 Feldspathic Near

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
2ChalcopyriteEconomicOreDisseminated
3SphaleriteEconomicOreDisseminated
1PyriteEconomicGangueVeins
2GraphiteEconomicGangue
SericiteAlterationSericitization1Medium

Mineralization Comments

Apr 04, 2011 (P Bousquet) - Hole 25031 has intersected graphitic metasediments which turn back assays of 0.1% Ni over 5 ft and 0.3% Cu, 0.27%Ni over 6.4ft (T-3214).



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist files T-3539, 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 - Aeromagnetic map, Township of Mabee, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: A098 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

Author: Aeromagnetic Surveys Ltd.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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