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| Record Name(s) | New Minda Scotia Mines Ltd. DDH A-2 - 1956, Axe Narrows Property - 1956 |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2012-Oct-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | A Wilson |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Strathcona
Latitude: 47° 1' 59.55" Longitude: -79° 52' 40.96"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 585244 Northing: 5209465.01 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M04SW
Point Location Description: drill collar for A-2
Location Method: Based on Assessment
1957: New Minda Scotia Mines Limited – DD-3-2848 ft, assays
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| CO-1971 | 31M04SW0031 | 31M04SW0031 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Temagami
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Chloritized Rhyolite | Sheared | Host |
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Oct 22, 2012 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected sheared, brecciated and carbonatized rhyolite cut by minor mafic intrusions.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Oct 22, 2012 (A Wilson) - The rhyolite typically returned assays of 0.02% Cu over widths ranging from 2 to 9 feet. The best assay was 0.06% Cu over 1.5 feet in a section of core that had an estimated 10% pyrite and chalcopyrite.
Map - Briggs and Strathcona townships, Nipissing District
Publication Number: M2324 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1976
Author: Bennett G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
MonoMap - Geology of the northeast Temagami area, District of Nipissing
Publication Number: R163 Scale: Date: 1978
Author: Bennett G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Strathcona Township, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: P0596 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Bennett G., McNally N.K.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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