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| Record Name(s) | Rio Tinto DDH A-1 - 1975, Allerston Option - 1975 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2000-Jun-15 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel
Secondary Commodities: Gold, Copper, Zinc
Township or Area: Halliday
Latitude: 47° 54' 3" Longitude: -81° 11' 48.41"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 485292.998 Northing: 5305297.003 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 41P14NE
Point Location Description: Approximate
Location Method: Based on Assessment
1975-76 Rio Tinto Canadian Exploration Ltd. - DD -1 - 500 ft. 1983: Chevron Canada Resources Ltd. - DD-1-327 ft. 1989: Falconbridge Ltd. - airborne geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-3362 | 41P14NE0055 | 41P14NE0055 |
| T-2654, 22 | 41P14NE0111 | 41P14NE0111 |
| 23, T-2654 | 41P14NE0090 | 41P14NE0090 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Peridotite | 1 | Peridotite | Spinifex | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 2 | Graphitic | Argillite To Coarse Conglomerate | Footwall |
Aug 27, 2010 (A Wilson) - The drill hole intersected a thick sequence of moderately serpentinized peridotite that displays spinifex texture. The metasediments range from fine-grained argillites to coarse-grained conglomerate
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Carbonate | Alteration | Steatization | 1 | Medium | Replacement | ||
| Talc | Alteration | Steatization | 2 | Medium | Replacement | ||
| Serpentine | Alteration | Serpentinization | 3 | Medium | Replacement |
Aug 27, 2010 (A Wilson) - A 10 ft section of peridotite returned 0.001% Cu, 0.159% Ni, and 0.01 oz/t Au. A 1 ft section of argillite between 264 and 265 ft. returned 0.006% Cu, 0.107% Zn, 0.01 oz/t Ag and nil Au.
File - Resident Geologist file T-2573
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Location: Timmins RGP office
Map - Halliday and Midlothian townships, Sudbury and Timiskaming districts
Publication Number: M2187 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1970
Author: Bright E.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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MonoMap - Geology of Halliday and Midlothian townships, districts of Sudbury and Timiskaming
Publication Number: R079 Date: 1970
Author: Bright E.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Map - Halliday Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P0385 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Bright E.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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