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Record: MDI000000001269

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) International Nickel Company of Canada Ltd 25010 - 1964
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Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2011-Jun-14
Date Last Modified 2023-Mar-15
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel



Location

Township or Area: Lennox

Latitude: 49° 0' 54.1"    Longitude: -81° 26' 34.29"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 467618.003   Northing: 5429221.001    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A14NW

Point Location Description: Approximate

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1963-1964 - Abitibi-Price/Canico JV: AEM, AMag (T-3529). 1964 - Inco: DD - 10 - 4152ft, Assays (T-0729). 1965 - International Nickel Co.: DD - 3 - 509m (T-0729). 1980 - Hudbay Mining Ltd: AEM (T-3534). 1981 - Hudbay Mining Ltd: DD, Assays, Comp (T-3534).1983 - Hudbay Mining Ltd: AEM, AMag (T-2398), Chevron Minerals: AMag (T-2954). 1984 - Chevron Canada Resources: AMag (T-3539), Chevron Canada Resources: IP, Mag (T-3539), Chevron Canada Resources: DD - 5 - 1217m, Assays (T-3539). Chevron Canada Resources: Res (T-3539). 1991 - 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-0729 / 63.4814 42A14NW0050 42A14NW0050
T-2954 / 2.7970 42H03SW0009 42H03SW0009

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Granite 1 Granitic Schistose Host
Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided 2 Adjacent
Vein 3 Sulphidic Massive Is

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicGangueMassive
2PyrrhotiteEconomicGangueMassive
ChloriteAlterationChloritic1Medium

Mineralization Comments

Jun 14, 2011 (P Bousquet) - Hole 25010 intersected a felsic volcanic (rhyolite) which returned assays of 0.15% Ni over 9.7 ft and a massive pyrrhotite vein which returned assays of 0.21% Ni over 0.3ft (T-0729).



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist files T-0729, T-3529, T-3534, 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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