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Record: MDI42A06NE00133

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Hanna Mining Sample 6459 - 1973
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2004-Mar-26
Date Last Modified 2023-Mar-03
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel



Location

Township or Area: Carman

Latitude: 48° 23' 17.15"    Longitude: -81° 2' 45.45"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 496597.489   Northing: 5359438.22    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A06NE

Point Location Description: Grab samples

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: The site is accessible via all weather road from Timmins along the old Langmuir Mine Road to the Shaw-Eldorado township line. From here traverse east for approximately 1 km to the showing along a series of trails.



Exploration History

1972-73: Hanna Mining Company - sampling. 1990: Timmins Nickel - airborne geophysics, prospecting. 1990-95: Falconbridge Ltd. - ground geophysics, 1 ddh (425 m), geochemistry.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-3320, 2.14130 42A06NE0276 42A06NE0276
T-3410 42A07NW0210 42A07NW0210
2.15024, T-3320 42A07NW9005 42A07NW9005
T-3320, W9460-00082 42A06NE0017 42A06NE0017
2.16089, T-3320 42A06NE0020 42A06NE0020

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Neoarchean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Peridotite 1 Peridotite Serpentinized Host

Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A series of surficial grab samples collected by Hanna Mining returned elevated Ni values that ranged from 2200 ppm Ni to 3300 ppm Ni.



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist file T-3840

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Location: Timmins RGP office


Map - Carman Township, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: P0356-REV Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

Author: Leahy E.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of the Night Hawk Lake area, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: R096 Date: 1971

Author: Leahy E.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs

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Map - Timmins data series, Carman Township, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: P2092 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1980

Author: Hunt D.S., Maharaj D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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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.

Publisher Name:

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Map - Night Hawk Lake area, Cochrane District

Publication Number: M2222 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1971

Author: Leahy E.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs

Location:


Map - Timmins, Precambrian geology

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

Author: Pyke D.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Map - Precambrian Geology of Carman and Langmuir Townships

Publication Number: P3268 Scale: 1:20,000    Date: 2005

Author: Houlé M.G., Guilmette C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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