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Record: MDI42A06NE00127

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Hanna Mining Samples 6055 and 6056 - 1972
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2003-Dec-18
Date Last Modified 2023-Mar-03
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel



Location

Township or Area: Deloro

Latitude: 48° 23' 43.59"    Longitude: -81° 13' 31.33"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 483317.379   Northing: 5360278.071    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A06NE

Point Location Description: Hanna Mining Company Sample Location 6055 in T-3840.

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: Sample site is about 1000 ft. south of the former plant site of Spartan Asbestos on the Slade Forbes Asbestos Deposit. Access is by means of an ATV road extending SE from the Faymar Mine site..



Exploration History

In 1972, the Hanna Mining Company conducted a regional Nickel lithogeochemical survey. Sample 6055 and 6056 returned occurrence grade sulphide-nickel assays.


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
Peridotite 1 Sepentinized Peridotie Host

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (G Seim) - Grey to rusty weathering, fine grained, polygonally jointed serpentinized peridotite with some chrysotile development on some joint and fracture surfaces.




Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (G Seim) - Sample 6055 assayed 8 ppm Cu, 2500 ppm Ni, 1300 ppm sulphide nickel, 1100 ppm S and 39.1 wt. % MgO, Sample 6056 assayed 6 ppm Cu, 2800 ppm Ni, 1020 ppm sulphide nickel, 1020 ppm S and 41.3 wt. % MgO.



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist file T-3840

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Location: Timmins RGP office


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