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Record: MDI000000001286

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Noranda DDH BR951 - 1995
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Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 2011-Sep-06
Date Last Modified 2023-Mar-15
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Brower

Latitude: 49° 1' 41.38"    Longitude: -80° 54' 7.54"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 507157.002   Northing: 5430590.997    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42H02

Point Location Description: Approximate

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1994-1995- Noranda Inc: EM, Mag, IP (T-3689), Noranda Inc: EM, Mag (T-3689). 1995 - Noranda Inc: EM, Mag (T-3689), Noranda Mines and Exploration: DD - 1- 249m (T-3689). 1999-2000- Haire, P.G.: GL, Pr, Samp (T-4572). 2001-2002- Haire, P.G.: GC, Samp (T-4691).


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-3689, W9560-00548 42H02SW0012 42H02SW0012
T-3689/2.16094 42A15NW0015 42A15NW0015
T-3689/2.15920 42H02SW0008 42H02SW0008
T-3689/2.15919 42H02SW0005 42H02SW0005
T-4572/2.21001 42H02SW2004 42H02SW2004
T-4691/2.23382 42H02SW2005 42H02SW2005

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Mylonite/Fault Gouge/Pseudotachylite 1 Graphitic Massive Host
Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided 2 Siliceous Foliated Adjacent
Claystone 3 Graphitic Bedded Adjacent
Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided 4 Siliceous Bedded Adjacent
Amphibolite 5 Near

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicGangueDisseminated
2PyrrhotiteEconomicGangueDisseminated
3GraphiteEconomicGangueMassive
GarnetAlterationAmphibolitization1StrongDisseminated

Mineralization Comments

Sep 06, 2011 (P Bousquet) - Hole BR951 shows some anomalous values in zinc (1000 to 1300 ppm) associated with graphitic faults.



Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Cochrane sheet, District of Cochrane, geological compilation series

Publication Number: P0372 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1997

Author: Bennett G., Brown D.D., George P.T.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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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 - Geological Compilation: Brower, Duff, Fournier, Hanna, Lamarche, Little, Mann, McCart, Newmarket, Reaume, St. John and Tully Townships

Publication Number: P3391 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 1999

Author: Barrie C.T.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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