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Record: MDI41P14SE00007

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Cominco Lloyd Lake Group - 1965, Cominco DDH C.G. -3 - 1965
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Feb-16
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-19
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper



Location

Township or Area: Midlothian

Latitude: 47° 50' 52.78"    Longitude: -81° 1' 46.92"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 497777.998   Northing: 5299405.996    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 41P14SE

Point Location Description: Diamond drill holes

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1965: Cominco Mines Limited - DD-2


Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided 1 Rhyodacite Host
Peridotite 2 Peridotite Adjacent

Lithology Comments

Sep 29, 2011 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a sequence of intermediate metavolcanics. Diamond drill holes were collared in the vicinity of the peridotite-metavolcanic contact, but the drill holes did not intersect the peridotite.




Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Sep 29, 2011 (A Wilson) - Pyrrhotite (3-5%) occurs as patches and veins of fine-grained material within intermediate to felsic metavolcanic rocks. Pyrite (10-12%) occurs as irregular veins and patches up to 4 inches in length.



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist files KL-0563

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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office


Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 379  Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Map - Midlothian Township, District of Timiskaming

Publication Number: P0386 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

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 Page: 27  Date: 1970

Author: Bright E.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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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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