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| Record Name(s) | PEG Hecla DDH 3 - 1968 |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2013-Apr-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jan-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Uranium, Gold
Township or Area: Nicholas
Latitude: 46° 34' 35.08" Longitude: -82° 55' 20.73"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 352697 Northing: 5159889 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J10SW
Point Location Description: collar of DDH-3
Location Method: Data Compilation
1968-69: Hanna Mining Company & Hecla Mining Company – mapping, radiometric survey, magnetic survey, DD-2
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Albanel-0017 | 41J10SW0104 | 41J10SW0104 |
| Albanel-0037/ 63.2392 | 20000005050 | 20000005050 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Conglomerate | 1 | Quartz Pebble | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Basalt | Adjacent |
May 11, 2013 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a sequence of quartz-pebble conglomerate. The conglomerate is overlain by massive, fine-grained mafic metavolcanics and underlain by a sequence of greywacke and granite boulder conglomerate.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
May 11, 2013 (A Wilson) - A 2 foot wide section of core assayed 0.02% U3O8 and 0.01 oz/t Au. More typical assays ran between 0.002 and 0.007% U3O8 over widths ranging from 2.5 to 4.0 ft.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Paleoplacer |
Map - Township 163 [Nicholas Township], District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0560 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Robertson J.A., Johnson J.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Nicholas and Raimbault townships, Algoma District
Publication Number: M2347 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1977
Author: Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology Compilation Series - Sault Ste. Marie-Blind River Map Sheet
Publication Number: M2670 Scale: 1:250,000 Date: 2003
Author: Johns G.W., McIlraith S.J., Muir T.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Sault Ste. Marie-Elliot Lake, geological compilation series, Algoma, Manitoulin and Sudbury districts
Publication Number: M2419 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1979
Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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