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Record: MDI000000001542

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) B. Westin Property - West - 1996
Related Record Type
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2012-Nov-27
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-05
Created By A Wilson
Revised By A Wilson

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold

Secondary Commodities: Copper



Location

Township or Area: Strathy

Latitude: 47° 5' 33.3"    Longitude: -79° 51' 45.91"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 586310   Northing: 5216080    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 31M04SW

Point Location Description: samples

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: Access to the property is by way of the Kanichee Mine Road.



Exploration History

1992-94: B. Westin and J. Ewanchuk – sampling, stripping, prospecting, ground geophysics, soil sampling.1996: Diamond Rock Resources – mapping, sampling


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
CO-2086 / 2.15899 31M04SW0125 31M04SW0125
CO-2087 / 2.14974 31M04SW9746 31M04SW9746
CO-2328 / 2.17571 31M04SW0168 31M04SW0168

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Temagami

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Gabbro 1 Gabbro Host
Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided 2 Sheared Adjacent

Lithology Comments

Nov 29, 2012 (A Wilson) - The geology consists of felsic breccias and tuffs. Mafic to ultramafic diorite or gabbroic intrussion are found on the property.




Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Nov 29, 2012 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected from a road side outcrop returned an assay of 19800 ppb Au and 136 ppm Cu.



Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Chambers and Strathy townships, Nipissing District

Publication Number: M2323 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1976

Author: Bennett G., Innes D.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


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