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| Record Name(s) | Allerston Property - 1970, Cominco DDH Stc-1 - 1987 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2003-Jun-27 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-03 |
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Primary Commodities: Talc, Magnesium Minerals
Township or Area: Shaw
Latitude: 48° 25' 15.85" Longitude: -81° 10' 55.3"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 486532.422 Northing: 5363118.117 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A06NE
Point Location Description: Pits and outcrops in NW corner of former claim P624691
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The Langmuir Mine Road passes one half claim to the east of the property.
1970: Texas Gulf - ground geophysics, 3 ddh (1697 ft). 1972-86: R. E. Allerston - stripping, trenching. 1983-84: Petromet Resources Limited - ground geophysics, geology. 1987-88: Cominco Ltd. - 2 ddh (396 m).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-1200, 63.2638 | 42A06NE0340 | 42A06NE0340 |
| T-3031, 34 | 42A06NE0363 | 42A06NE0363 |
| 20, T-1200 | 42A06NE0338 | 42A06NE0338 |
| 2.5660, T-1200 | 42A06NE0369 | 42A06NE0369 |
| 2.6571, T-1200 | 42A06NE0368 | 42A06NE0368 |
| 36, T-3031 | 42A06NE8908 | 42A06NE8908 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Tectonic Assemblage: Deloro
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Dunite | 1 | Serpentinized Dunite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic pillowed flow | 2 | Pillowed | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A magnesite zone is exposed in an outcrop of serpentinized dunite. In drill core the magnesite-talc zone is described as medium to light grey green, medium to coarse grained, weakly to moderately foliated and containing 25% talc + magnesite rich seams.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnesite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Talc | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Drill hole S-41-1 intersected a 90 ft section of magnesite within the serpentinized host rock.
Map - Moss Lake area (south part), District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: P0393 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Harris F.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Industrial minerals of northern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC026 Page: 79 Date: 1985
Author: Vos M.A., Abolins T., McKnight R.L.W., Smith V.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Timmins, Precambrian geology
Publication Number: M2455 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1982
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Ogden, Deloro and Shaw townships, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: OFR5012 Date: 1997
Author: Carlson H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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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Location:
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