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| Record Name(s) | International Nickel Company of Canada Ltd 27092 - 1964 |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2011-May-10 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-15 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel
Secondary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Dargavel
Latitude: 49° 3' 28.73" Longitude: -81° 31' 29.6"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 461653.003 Northing: 5434034.002 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42H04SE
Point Location Description: Collar of drillhole 27092
Location Method: Based on Assessment
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 Mines Limited: GC (T-3842). 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).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| T-1168 / 63.4812 | 42H03SW0012 | 42H03SW0012 |
| T-3539 / 63.4810 | 42H03SW0011 | 42H03SW0011 |
| T-3842 / T-3529 / 63.4838 | 42A14SE0106 | 42A14SE0106 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Amphibolite | 1 | Chloritic | Lineated | Host |
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| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Chloritic | Banded | Host |
| Ultramafic-Unsubdivided | 1 | Carbonatized | Brecciated | Host |
| Ironstone-unsubdivided | 1 | Ferruginous | Banded | Near |
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Chloritic | Mylonitized | Near |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| Chlorite | Alteration | Chloritic | 1 | Medium | |||
| Calcite | Alteration | Carbonatization | 2 | Medium | Veins |
May 10, 2011 (P Bousquet) - Hole 27092 intersected a mafic metavolcanic underlain by an ultramafic rock (peridotite according to log) which assayed for 0.16%Ni over 15ft and 0.13% over 11ft respectively. The ultramafic rock also assayed for 0.014oz/ton Au over 9 ft (T-1168).
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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