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Record: MDI42A06NE00122

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Pac Nickel Occurrence - 1972
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 2003-Jun-27
Date Last Modified 2023-Mar-03
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel



Location

Township or Area: Shaw

Latitude: 48° 25' 59.61"    Longitude: -81° 6' 7.09"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 492457.467   Northing: 5364458.203    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A06NE

Point Location Description: Outcrop of komatiite on line 36W on old PAC grid

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: The site is accessible via the Langmuir Road south from South Porcupine, and then via a series of east trending bush roads and trails.



Exploration History

1972-73: PAC Explorations Ltd. - mapping, ground geophysics. 1980-82: Hollinger Argus Ltd. - ground geophysics. 1986-87: Chevron Minerals - overburden drilling, trenching. 1989: Total Energold Corp. - ground geophysics, mapping, geochemistry.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-3268, 2.12163 42A06NE0300 42A06NE0300
T-1999, 2.3521 42A06NE0310 42A06NE0310
T-3069, 2.10164 42A06NE0362 42A06NE0362
T-182, 2.1142 42A06NE0320 42A06NE0320
2.1289, T-0182 42A06NE0318 42A06NE0318
2.1390, T-0182 42A06NE0319 42A06NE0319
2.4251, T-1999 42A06NE0380 42A06NE0380
2.4521, T-1999 42A06NE1452 42A06NE1452
2.12805, T-3268 42A06NE0359 42A06NE0359
2.12785, T-3268 42A06NE0350 42A06NE0350
2.12705, T-3268 42A06NE0347 42A06NE0347

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Tectonic Assemblage: Deloro

Geological Age: Neoarchean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Ultramafic lava flow-unsubdivided 1 Komatiite Host
Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided 2 Andesite Near
Ironstone-unsubdivided 3 Near

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A grab sample from the ultramafic flow returned an assay of 620 ppm Ni, 140 ppm Cu and 84 ppm Co.



Mineral Record Details

References

Book - GEOLOGY OF DELORO, OGDEN AND SHAW TP.

Publication Number: OF 5012 Date: 1967

Author: Carlson, H.D.

Publisher Name:

Location: Timmins RGP


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:


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.

Publisher Name:

Location:


Map - Timmins, Precambrian geology

Publication Number: M2455 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 1982

Author: Pyke D.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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