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Record: MDI000000001474

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) BHP Sample MHR013 - 1991
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 2012-Aug-27
Date Last Modified 2023-Jul-25
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Zinc



Location

Township or Area: McArthur

Latitude: 48° 12' 48.73"    Longitude: -81° 16' 16.48"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 479850   Northing: 5340070    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A03NW

Point Location Description: Approximate grid coord locn of sample

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1966: Acme Oil and Gas - airborne geophysics. (T-1273) 1979: Westfield Minerals Limited - ground geophysics, mapping. (T-1956) 1981: Amax Minerals Exploration - airborne geophysics. (T-2416) 1990-93: BHP Minerals Ltd. - ground geophysics, geology, geochemistry (T-3480) 2004: Mustang Minerals Corp. - airborne geophysics (T-5088)


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-1273 / 63.1899 42A03NE0020 42A03NE0020
T-2416 / 2.4291 42A06SW0507 42A06SW0507
T-3480 / 2.14524 42A03NE0014 42A03NE0014
T-3480 / 2.15008 42A03NE8838 42A03NE8838
T-5088 / 2.29089 42A03NE2010 42A03NE2010
T-1956 / 2.3137 42A03NW0016 42A03NW0016

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Ironstone-unsubdivided 1 Host

Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Aug 27, 2012 (D Draper) - Grab sample MHR013 was taken from a sulphide-rich section of iron formation and assayed 4170 ppm Zn. (T-3480)



Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Geological series, McArthur Township, District of Timiskaming

Publication Number: P0631 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

Author: Pyke D.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of the Redstone River area, District of Timiskaming

Publication Number: R161 Date: 1978

Author: Pyke D.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


Compend - Summary of Field Work and Other Activities, 2006

Publication Number: OFR6192 Page: 6.1-6.14  Date: 2006

Author: Baker C.L., Debicki E.J., Kelly R.I., Rowell D.J., Mason J.K., Ayer J.A., Easton R.M., Stott G.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Precambrian Geology of McArthur Township

Publication Number: P3583 Scale: 1:20,000    Date: 2007

Author: Houlé M.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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