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Record: MDI000000001245

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) International Nickel Company of Canada Ltd 25017 - 1964
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Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2011-May-10
Date Last Modified 2023-Mar-15
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel



Location

Township or Area: Dargavel

Latitude: 48° 59' 31.43"    Longitude: -81° 29' 37.61"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 463878.001   Northing: 5426691    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A14NW

Point Location Description: Collar of drillhole 25017

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1963-1964 - Abitibi Price / Canico JV: AEM, AMag (T-3529). 1964 - International Nickel Company of Canada: DD - 10 - 6341ft, Assays (T-1168). 1965 - McIntyre Porcupine Mine sLimited: GC (T-3842). 1980 - Hudbay Mining Limited: AEM (T-3534). 1983 - Chevron Canada Resources: AEM (T-3539). 1984 - Chevron Canada Resources: AMag (T-3539. 1985 - Chevron Canada Resources: IP, Mag (T-3539). 1990 - Rio Algom Exploration Inc: OVD (T-3573).


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-1168 / 63.4812 42H03SW0012 42H03SW0012
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
Wacke 1 Foliated Adjacent
Schist-Unsubdivided 1 Chloritic Host
Schist-Unsubdivided 2 Garnetiferous Near
Ironstone-unsubdivided 3 Garnetiferous Banded Adjacent

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicOre
2PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
2GarnetEconomicGangue
ChloriteAlterationChloritic1Weak
SericiteAlterationSericitization2Medium

Mineralization Comments

May 10, 2011 (P Bousquet) - Hole 25017 has intersected 3ft of a chlorite schist, with disseminated patches of pyrite-pyrrhotite, which brought back an assay of 0.12% Ni (T-1168).



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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