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| Record Name(s) | Obabika Mines DDH-12 - 1956, J. Walper Group - 1955 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1980-May-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Belfast
Latitude: 47° 0' 35.3" Longitude: -80° 11' 37.8"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 561278 Northing: 5206569 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41P01SE
Point Location Description: DDH on shoreline of Allan Lake
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Fly to southeast end of Allan Lake. Traverse approximately 750m south to a small lake. From the dam traverse 500-600m south to first trench which is at the south end of this small lake.
Circa 1930: pitting. 1955-57: Obabika Mines Ltd. - DD-16-2923 ft, ground geophysics, mapping, prospecting
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Belfast-0013A1 / 63.804 | 41I16NE0015 | 41I16NE0015 |
| Belfast -0014A1 | 41P01SE8499 | 41P01SE8499 |
| Belfast-0010C1 | 41P01SE0017 | 41P01SE0017 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz-Carbonate | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diabase | 2 | Diabase | Host |
Oct 22, 2012 (A Wilson) - Multiple quartz-carbonate veins and veinlets intrude a thick sequence of quartz diabase. Narrow quartz-carbonate stringers also were observed within the massive diabase.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Calcite | Economic And Alteration | Gangue | Carbonatization | 1 | ||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Oct 22, 2012 (A Wilson) - Pyrite and chalcopyrite are erratically distributed in a wide quartz-carbonate vein which has been exposed in pits a long a strike length of more than 4000 feet. A sample collected from DDH 12 assayed nil Au and 0.01% Cu. A grab sample of massive chalcopyrite collected from a pit reportedly assayed 25.19% Cu.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
Map - Northwestern Timagami area, Nipissing District
Publication Number: M2057 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Simony P.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Scale: Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Map - Sudbury data series, Belfast Township, Nipissing District
Publication Number: P2186 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Adlington R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
MonoMap - Geology of northwestern Timagami area, District of Nipissing
Publication Number: R028 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Simony P.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Map - Belfast Township, District of Nipissing
Publication Number: P0076 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Simony P.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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