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MDI31C13SW00109
| Record Name(s) | Macassa - 1970 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jul-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Aug-30 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper
Township or Area: Wollaston
Latitude: 44° 50' 16.72" Longitude: -77° 45' 56.24"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 281412.601 Northing: 4968673.297 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C13SW
Point Location Description: General
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Also concession Hastings Road West and lots 14-25. Just north of Lighthouse Lake.
1970 and 1971: magnetometer and VLF-EM surveys by Macassa Gold Mines Ltd. and Willroy Mines Ltd, respectively. (Res. Geol. Assessment Files 6 and 8). 2007-2012: First Nickel Inc.- airborne geophysics (AEM, AMAG), geological survey and mapping, drilling (1 DDH, 231 m), rock sampling, assaying and analysis.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.602 | 31C13SW0500 | 31C13SW0500 |
| 20000003606 | 20000003606 | |
| 20000006182 | 20000006182 | |
| 20000009228 | 20000009228 | |
| 20000006626 | 20000006626 |
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz, quartz-carbonate | Host |
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| Gabbro | 2 | |||
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Basalt |
Aug 30, 2024 (Nazha Sabiri) - Best assays from grab samples were 0.03% nickel and 0.02% copper (File 20000006626). Drilling (1 holes 231 m) did not uncover any significant assays either.
File - Resident Geologist files AFRO 1971, #6
Publication Number: Date: 1996
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Location: Tweed RGP
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