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Record: MDI32E13NW00003

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Noranda DDH H-78-2 - 1978
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Feb-25
Date Last Modified 2023-Jul-11
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Hopper Lake Area

Latitude: 49° 58' 17.66"    Longitude: -79° 47' 32.96"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 586588.76   Northing: 5536168.663    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 32E13NW

Point Location Description: Drill collar at 7+00N/L12W on former claim P-424159

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: Access to the property is by fixed wing aricraft from Cochrane, or by all terrain vehicle form the Detour Lake Mine site. Detour Lake Mine is accessible by an all-season road from Cochrane.



Exploration History

1975-78: Noranda Exploration Co. Ltd. - ground geophysics, 1 ddh (525 ft). 1981-91: Dome Exploration Ltd. - ground geophysics.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-2601, 2.5579 32E13NW0011 32E13NW0011
T-1700, 2.1833 32E13NE0105 32E13NE0105
2.2137, T-1700 32E13NE0094 32E13NE0094
15, T-1700 32E13NW0032 32E13NW0032
16, T-1700 32E13NW0029 32E13NW0029
2.6709, T-2601 32E13NW0008 32E13NW0008
23, T-2601 32E13NW0010 32E13NW0010

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Neoarchean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Vein 1 Quartz Host
Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided 2 Andesitic Near

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a sequence of massive dacitic to andesitic flows and tuffs interbedded with narrow graphitic horizons. Narrow sulphide-bearing quartz veins are found throughout.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1SphaleriteEconomicOre
1GraphiteEconomicGangue
2PyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assays returned 0.55% Zn over 3 ft in quartz veins.



Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Coral Rapids-Cochrane sheet, geological compilation series, Cochrane District

Publication Number: M2161 Scale: 1:253,440    Date: 1969

Author: Bennett G., Brown D.D., George P.T.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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

Publication Number: R199 Page: 74  Date: 1982

Author: Johns G.W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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:


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