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| Record Name(s) | Paymaster DH 1957-1, 1957-2 - 1957, BHP Minerals DH 92MDD-05 - 1992 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-17 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-03 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel
Township or Area: McArthur
Latitude: 48° 13' 5.35" Longitude: -81° 15' 35.13"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 480705 Northing: 5340580 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A03NW
Point Location Description: Approximate locn of drill collar 1957-1
Location Method: Based on Assessment
1952-53: Dominion Gulf Co. - geology, ground geophysics. (T-526) 1957-58: Paymaster Consolidated Mines Ltd. - airborne and ground geophysics, geology, DD-3-1702 ft (T-526) 1966: Acme Oil and Gas - airborne geophysics. (T-1273) 1973: Abitibi Asbestos Mining Company Limited - ground geophysics (T-1609) 1981: Amax Minerals Exploration - airborne geophysics. (T-2416) 1990-93: BHP Minerals Ltd. -ground geophysics, geology, geochemistry, drilling (T-3480; DCL file TI4262) 2004: Mustang Minerals Corp. - airborne geophysics (T-5088) 2008: Fletcher Nickel Inc. - geology, sampling, assays (T-5929)
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-0526 / 63.1071 | 42A03NE0044 | 42A03NE0044 |
| T-3480 / 2.14524 | 42A03NE0014 | 42A03NE0014 |
| T-3480 / 2.15008 | 42A03NE8838 | 42A03NE8838 |
| T-5088 / 2.29089 | 42A03NE2010 | 42A03NE2010 |
| T-0526 / 63.240 | 42A03NW0021 | 42A03NW0021 |
| T-1273 / 63.1899 | 42A03NE0020 | 42A03NE0020 |
| T-1609 / 2.1342 | 42A03NW0017 | 42A03NW0017 |
| T-3480 | 20000005006 | 20000005006 |
| T-5929 / 2.41745 | 20000004211 | 20000004211 |
| T-2416 / 2.4291 | 42A06SW0507 | 42A06SW0507 |
| T-0526 | 42A03NE0502 | 42A03NE0502 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Peridotite | 1 | Peridotite | Contains |
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Aug 24, 2012 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a thick sequence of serpentinized peridotite. Narrow carbonate stringers are commonly observed throughout the drill core. A biotite schist intrusive was observed between 511 and 516 ft.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Serpentine | Alteration | Serpentinization | 1 | Medium | Replacement | ||
| Chlorite | Alteration | Chloritic | 2 | Medium | Replacement | ||
| Talc | Alteration | Steatization | 3 | Medium | Replacement |
Aug 24, 2012 (D Draper) - Holes 1957-1 and 1957-2 were co-collared, with 1957-1 striking N 38deg E, 1957-2 striking S 38deg W. Assay values up to 0.2% Ni were returned from 5 ft sections of drill core from both holes. Up to 8% sulphides was noted in 1957-1. (T-526) BHP drillhole 92-MDD-05, collared 150m west of Paymaster drilling, returned up to 2040 ppm Ni from serpentinized ultramafic mineralized with py and po. Grab samples of surface outcrop located 170 m SW of 92-MDD-05 assayed up to 2240 ppm Ni. (T-3480) Fletcher Nickel samples from the area of this earlier sampling returned up to 2200 ppm Ni (sample 6052) from unmineralized peridotite. Fletcher sample 6056, taken approximately 285m south of the Paymaster drillholes, also assayed 2200 ppm Ni. (T-5929)
File - Resident Geologist file T-3480
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Location: Timmins RGP office
Map - Geological series, McArthur Township, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: P0631 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Redstone River area, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: R161 Page: 34, 40 Date: 1978
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Article - Geological and Mineral Potential of McArthur Township in the Bartlett Dome, Abitibi Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: OFR6192.006 Page: 6.1-6.14 Date: 2006
Author: Houlé M.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - McArthur and Douglas townships, Timiskaming District
Publication Number: M2363 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1976
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division 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
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology of McArthur Township
Publication Number: P3583 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 2007
Author: Houlé M.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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