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Record: MDI32E12NW00009

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) DDH #76255 - 1995, Casa Berardi - 1995, Inco - 9999, Canico-Gkr J.V. - 9999
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1995-May-11
Date Last Modified 2023-Jul-18
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper, Gold

Secondary Commodities: Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Bradette

Latitude: 49° 32' 21.22"    Longitude: -79° 31' 12.81"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 607059.336   Northing: 5488453.967    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 32E12NW

Point Location Description: Diamond drill hole 76255

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

1964: Rio Tinto Canadian Exploration completed ground mag, VLEM and gravity. 1965-1966: Rio Tinto Canadian Exploration completed 7 holes totaling 2107 feet. 1973: Noranda Exploration Co. Ltd. completed an airborne magnetic survey 1984: Newmont Exploration Ltd. Diamond drilled 9 holes. 1985: Canadian Nickel Company Limited – R/C drilling. 1987: Canadian Nickel Company Limited – diamond drilling. 1990: Pamorex Minerals Inc. (50%) and Noranda-Freewest (50%) completed diamond drilling of 8 holes totaling 2326 m and IP 2011-2012: Lake Shore Gold Corp. completed an MMI survey.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
KL-2373 32E12SE0064 32E12SE0064
KL-2373 32E12SE0062 32E12SE0062
KL-1988 32E12SE0042 32E12SE0042
KL-6638 20000007196 20000007196
KL-0385, 2.8664 32E12SE0037 32E12SE0037
KL-2030 32E12SE0065 32E12SE0065
KL-2028 32E12SE0014 32E12SE0014
2.8075, KL-0385 32E12SE0039 32E12SE0039
2.9161, KL-0385 32E12SE0033 32E12SE0033

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided 1 Near

Lithology Comments

May 09, 2014 (D Guidon) - The occurrence is near the northern boundary of a NE-trending mixed clastic and chemical sedimentary unit. The drill hole contains narrow massive sulphide bands, some containing chalcopyrite and sphalerite. The occurrence is based on an INCO drill hole that does not have assays.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyrrhotiteEconomicGangue
2CarbonateEconomicGangue
3QuartzEconomicGangue
4PyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

May 09, 2014 (D Guidon) - The occurrence is based on an INCO drill hole (76255) that does not have assays. Rio Tinto DDH 5 drilled in 1965 intersected 3.3 feet of massive pyrite within a dacite bedded tuff. The section assayed 0.02 ounce per ton gold. Hole is approximately located at NAD27, 17 598839E 5485670N. Pamorex hole MK-90-8 intersected 6590 ppm Zn in mafic volcanic rocks with 1-2% pyrrhotite/pyrite mineralization. Hole collar is about NAD27 17 598872E 5486360N



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist file KL-2027

Publication Number: Date:

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office


Map - Burntbush-Detour lakes, Cochrane District

Publication Number: M2453 Scale: 1:100,000    Date: 1982

Author: Johns G.W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Data - GIS Compilation of the Burntbush-Detour Lakes Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt

Publication Number: MRD245 Date: 2009

Author: Ayer J.A., Chartrand J.E., Duguet M., Rainsford D.R.B., Trowell N.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of the Burntbush-Detour lakes area, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: R199 Date: 1982

Author: Johns G.W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Geological Compilation of the Burntbush-Detour Lakes Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt

Publication Number: P3609 Scale: 1:100,000    Date: 2009

Author: Ayer J.A., Chartrand J.E., Duguet M., Rainsford D.R.B., Trowell N.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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