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Record: MDI000000001386

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) First Island Sample 1627 - 2001
Related Record Type
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Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2012-Mar-19
Date Last Modified 2023-Apr-18
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel

Secondary Commodities: Chromium, Copper, Cobalt, Gold, Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Nursey

Latitude: 47° 51' 32.69"    Longitude: -81° 20' 16.9"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 474716   Northing: 5300693.005    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 41P14NW

Point Location Description: sample

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: The island is accessible by boat from a boat landing on the northeast arem of Sinclair Lake.



Exploration History

2001-02: R. Annet, L. Salo -sampling. 2002: J Tindale - mapping. 2004: Mustang Minerals Corp. - airborne geophysics


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-4791 / 2.24391 41P14SW2003 41P14SW2003
T-5007 / 2.27949 41P14SW2005 41P14SW2005

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Ultramafic-Unsubdivided 1 Host

Lithology Comments

Mar 20, 2012 (A Wilson) - The host rocks are described as mafic fragmentals cemented by dolomitic carbonate.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
2PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
1PyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Mar 20, 2012 (A Wilson) - Grab samples collected from this island assayed: sample 1627: 0.04 g/t Au, 0.004% Cu, 0.001% Pb, 0.015% Zn; sample1628: 1885 ppm Cr, 1900 ppm Ni and 100 ppm Co; sample 1629: 1095 ppm Cr, 520 ppm Ni and 40 ppm Co; sample 1630: 0.03 g/t Au, 0.1% Ag, 0.001% Ni and 0.029% Zn.



Mineral Record Details

Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Sheared

References

Map - Geological Compilation of the Matachewan Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt

Publication Number: P3527 Scale: 1:100,000    Date: 2003

Author: Ayer J.A., Trowell N.F., Josey S.D., Nevills M., Valade L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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