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MDI000000002176
| Record Name(s) | Chaschuk Ni-Cu - 1995 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2018-Feb-28 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | Therese Pettigrew |
| Revised By | Therese Pettigrew |
Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper
Secondary Commodities: Cobalt, Palladium
Township or Area: Blake
Latitude: 48° 11' 33.31" Longitude: -89° 29' 2.1"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 315408 Northing: 5340689 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South
NTS Grid: 52A03NW
Point Location Description: DDH BP-99-1 collar from AFRI 52A03NW2001
Location Method: Based on Assessment
1963: Nashua Exploration and Mining Ltd. staked the property and drilled 2 DDH totaling 304.2 m. 1968-9: Firefly Mining Corporation Ltd. and completed a ground magnetometer survey. 1995: M. Chaschuk drilled 1 DDH totaling 498.66 m and intersected a mineralized gabbro sill. 1996: M. Chaschuk drilled 1 DDH totaling 603.44 m. 1998-99: North Atlantic Nickel Corp. drilled 2 DDH totaling 878 m.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.19462 | 52A03NW2001 | 52A03NW2001 |
| 2.18021 | 52A03NW0002 | 52A03NW0002 |
| 2.22033 | 52A03NW2002 | 52A03NW2002 |
| 10 | 52A04NW0003 | 52A04NW0003 |
| 11 | 52A04NW0002 | 52A04NW0002 |
| 63.2560 | 52A04NW0004 | 52A04NW0004 |
Province: Southern
Formation Group: Animikie Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbro | 1 | Gabbro | Host |
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| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
Feb 28, 2018 (Therese Pettigrew) - DDH BP-99-1 intersected 127.35 m of mineralized gabbro. The best assay was 0.16% Ni, 0.20% Cu, 72 ppb Pd, and 146 ppm Co over 1.26 m (AFRI 52A03NW2001).
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