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Record: MDI000000001273

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) International Nickel Company of Canada Ltd 27032 - 1965
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Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2011-Jun-15
Date Last Modified 2023-Mar-15
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel



Location

Township or Area: Lennox

Latitude: 49° 0' 57.83"    Longitude: -81° 26' 1.34"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 468288.002   Northing: 5429332.003    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). 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

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Ultramafic Schist 1 Talcose Sheared Host
Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided 2 Carbonatized Adjacent
Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided 3 Carbonatized Sheared Near

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicGangueMassive
2PyrrhotiteEconomicGangueMassive
3GraphiteEconomicGangue
ChloriteAlterationChloritic1Medium

Mineralization Comments

Jun 15, 2011 (P Bousquet) - Hole 27032 intersected a soapy talc schist which returned an assay of 0.14% Ni over 5ft (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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