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Record: MDI000000001480

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Fletcher Nickel Sample 1337073 - 2008
Related Record Type Simple
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2012-Aug-27
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-05
Created By D Draper
Revised By D Draper

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel



Location

Township or Area: McArthur

Latitude: 48° 12' 36.05"    Longitude: -81° 13' 55.55"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 482757   Northing: 5339669    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A03NE

Point Location Description: Precise, UTM coord of sample

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1965: Consolidated Canorama Explorations Limited – ground geophysics, geology, drilling (T-1122) 1966: Acme Gas and Oil Company Limited – airborne geophysics (T-1273) 1972: E. W. Bazinet - ground geophysics (T-196) 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) 2008: Fletcher Nickel Inc. – mapping, sampling, assays (T-5929)


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-3480 / 2.14524 42A03NE0014 42A03NE0014
T-3480 / 2.15008 42A03NE8838 42A03NE8838
T-1273 / 63.1899 42A03NE0020 42A03NE0020
T-2416 / 2.4291 42A06SW0507 42A06SW0507
T-5929 / 2.41745 20000004211 20000004211
T-0196 / 2.856 42A03NE0037 42A03NE0037
T-1122 / 63.1605 42A03NW0018 42A03NW0018
T-1122 42A03NW0019 42A03NW0019
T-1122 (map only) 42A03NW0023 42A03NW0023
T-5088 / 2.29089 42A03NE2010 42A03NE2010

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Peridotite 1 Peridotite Host

Mineralization Comments

Aug 27, 2012 (D Draper) - Surface grab sample of unmineralized peridotite assayed 0.24% Ni. (T-5929)



Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Precambrian Geology of McArthur Township

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

Author: Houlé M.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey


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

Publication Number: R161 Scale:     Date: 1978

Author: Pyke D.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines


Article - Geological and Mineral Potential of McArthur Township in the Bartlett Dome, Abitibi Greenstone Belt

Publication Number: OFR6192.006 Scale:     Date: 2006

Author: Houlé M.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey


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