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Record: MDI41P14NE00056

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s)	Rio Tinto DDH A-4 - 1976
Related Record Type	Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status	Occurrence
Date Created	2000-Jun-15
Date Last Modified	2022-Feb-18
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Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Zinc

Secondary Commodities: Copper

Location

Township or Area: Sothman

Latitude: 47° 54' 25" Longitude: -81° 12' 21.34"

UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 484610.999 Northing: 5305977.998 UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 41P14NE

Point Location Description: Approximate

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Exploration History

1975-76 Rio Tinto Canadian Exploration Ltd. - DD- 9

Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number	Online Assessment File Identifier	Online Assessment File Directory
T-2654	41P14NE0117	41P14NE0117

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Neoarchean

Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type	Rank	Composition	Texture	Relationship
Claystone	1	Graphitic		Host
Felsic Tuff	2	Rhyolite	Tuff, Coarser Pyroclastics	Near

Lithology Comments

Aug 27, 2010 (A Wilson) - Hole A-4 intersected felsic pyroclastics and graphitic metasediments including 2 zones of pyritic graphitic argillite that yielded anomalous zinc and copper assays.

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank	Mineral Name	Class	Economic Mineral Type
1	Sphalerite	Economic	Ore
2	Chalcopyrite	Economic	Ore
1	Pyrite	Economic	Gangue

Mineralization Comments

Aug 27, 2010 (A Wilson) - The upper zone assayed 0.46% Zn and 0.13% Cu over 56.5 ft. including 27 ft. that averaged 0.63% Zn and 0.21% Cu. Anomalous zinc values reported from 268.5 ft. to 396.0 ft and from 487.5 to 580.0 ft.

Mineral Record Details

Characteristics
Rank	Characteristic
1	Disseminated

References

Map - Township of Sothman, District of Sudbury, Ontario

Publication Number: M1953-03 Scale: 1:12,000 Date: 1997

Author: Abraham E.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:

Part - Geology of Sothman Township

Publication Number: ARV62-06 Scale: Date: 1997

Author: Abraham E.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:

Map - Geological Compilation of the Matachewan Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt

Publication Number: P3527 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 2003

Author: Ayer J.A., Trowell N.F., Josey S.D., Nevills M., Valade L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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