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Record: MDI42A05NE00024

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Foley-Obrien Claim 15462 - 1928, Wright Ventures Group - 1939
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1981-Jan-07
Date Last Modified 2023-Mar-06
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Bristol

Latitude: 48° 24' 18.2"    Longitude: -81° 30' 37.6"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 462222.194   Northing: 5361447.897    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A05NE

Point Location Description: Diamond drill collar on former claim P 15462

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: The site is immediately south of highway 101 W near the Grant mill.



Exploration History

1928: Foley-O'Brien Limited - 7 ddh (6433 ft). 1939: Wright Ventures Limited and Bristol Porcupine Mines Ltd.- ground geophysics, 1 ddh. 1985-89: Placer Dome Inc. - ground geophysics, diamond drilling. 1994-95: Teck Corporation - ground geophysics.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-3684, 2.16073 42A06NW0011 42A06NW0011
T-2944, 2.10927 42A06NW8472 42A06NW8472
T-2944, 37 42A06NW8493 42A06NW8493
T-2944, 39 42A06NW8453 42A06NW8453

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Neoarchean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Vein 1 Quartz Contains
Porphyry-unsubdivided 2 Adjacent
Diabase 3 Diabase Near

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The occurrence comprises several narrow quartz veins and some pyrite mineraliztion in porphyry.




Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Drill hole 4 intersected a sand seam that assayed 0.14 oz/t Au. Five feet of sheared porphyry returned $1.20 Au from the same drill hole.



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist files T-137, T-552

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Location: Timmins RGP office


Map - Bristol Township, District of Cochrane, Ontario

Publication Number: M1957-07 Scale: 1:12,000    Date: 1997

Author: Ferguson S.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Part - Tashota-Onaman gold area (District of Thunder Bay)

Publication Number: ARV34-06.003 Page: 28  Date: 1998

Author: Gledhill T.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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

Publication Number: P3379 Scale: 1:100,000    Date: 1998

Author: Ayer J.A., Trowell N.F.

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Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 1, districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Rainy River, and Thunder Bay

Publication Number: MDC013 Page: 124  Date: 1971

Author: Ferguson S.A., Groen H.A., Haynes R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs

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Map - Precambrian Geology, Timmins West - Bristol and Ogden Townships

Publication Number: P3436 Scale: 1:20,000    Date: 2001

Author: Vaillancourt C., Pickett C.L., Dinel E.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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MonoMap - Geology of the Kamiskotia Area

Publication Number: S059 Date: 2000

Author: Barrie C.T.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Article - New Geological Mapping and Compilation in the Timmins West Area - Bristol and Ogden Townships

Publication Number: OFR6032.004 Page: 4-1 - 4-11  Date: 2000

Author: Vaillancourt C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Map - Geology of the Kamiskotia Area

Publication Number: P3396 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 2000

Author: Barrie C.T.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Mono - Ontario occurrences of float, placer gold and other heavy minerals

Publication Number: MDC017 Page: 163  Date: 1978

Author: Ferguson S.A., Freeman E.B.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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