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| Record Name(s) | BHP Sample 92MLR090 - 1992 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2012-Aug-27 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jul-25 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc
Secondary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: McArthur
Latitude: 48° 14' 11.58" Longitude: -81° 19' 49.76"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 475460 Northing: 5342645 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A03NW
Point Location Description: Approximate grid coord locn of sample
Location Method: Based on Assessment
1966: Acme Oil and Gas - airborne geophysics. (T-1273) 1981-83: Northgate Exploration Limited - ground geophysics (T-2525) 1990-93: BHP Minerals Ltd. -ground geophysics, geology, geochemistry (T-3480)
| 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-2525 / 2.5655 | 42A06SW0068 | 42A06SW0068 |
| T-2525 / 2.4765 | 42A06SW0506 | 42A06SW0506 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sulphide Ironstone | 1 | Sulphide Facies | Host |
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| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Aug 28, 2012 (D Draper) - Grab sample 92MLR090 was taken from a zone of massive pyrrhotite (85%) with chalcopyrite (3%) in iron formation. The sample assayed 5340 ppm Zn and 1665 ppm Cu. (T-3480)
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:
Article - Geological and Mineral Potential of McArthur Township in the Bartlett Dome, Abitibi Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: OFR6192.006 Page: 6.1-6.14 Date: 2006
Author: Houlé M.G.
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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