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MDI42A06NW00194
| Record Name(s) | Collins Nickel - 1992 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2003-Nov-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Feb-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel
Secondary Commodities: Asbestos
Township or Area: Deloro
Latitude: 48° 24' .46" Longitude: -81° 15' 52.45"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 480417.351 Northing: 5360808.046 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A06NW
Point Location Description: Trench 1 on former claim P. 1189191
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: Access is by means of the Gold Mine Road in Timmins, turning south on the Buffalo Ankerite road and following it south to the Faymar mine road. A trail branching southeast about 2.5 mi. SW along the Faymar Mine road leads to the property.
1970, Canadian Nickel Company Limited: Magnetometer survey, 1 drillhole in vicinity of later Trench #3 by Collin and Collins (Hole 43286, AF T-1206) 1992, Mr. Y Collin and Mr. D. Collins: geological mapping, prospecting, stripping, trenching, sampling (T-3672) 1995, Outokumpu Mines Ltd.: Ground geophysical surveys (T-3658) 2003, Ontex Resources Ltd: Geology (T-4955); geophysical surveys (T-4966); diamond drilling (3 holes north of trench area, T-4963)
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| T-1206, 16 | 42A06NW1153 | 42A06NW1153 |
| T-3658 / 2.16222 | 42A06NW0034 | 42A06NW0034 |
| T-4955 / 2.26984 | 42A06NE2037 | 42A06NE2037 |
| T-4963 / 2.27226 | 42A06NE2034 | 42A06NE2034 |
| T-4966 / 2.26871 | 42A06NE2036 | 42A06NE2036 |
| T-3672, OP92-069 | 42A06NW0037 | 42A06NW0037 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Tectonic Assemblage: Deloro
Geological Age: Neoarchean
Dec 07, 2005 (G Seim) - The occurrence is located within a body of sepentinized ultramafic rock. Asbestos veins are also found in the ultramafic rock. Locally up to 1% disseminated sulphides is observed in the ultramafic rock. These sulphides are associated with anomalous nickel concentrations as reported in assay results.
Dec 07, 2005 (G Seim) - 8 grab samples from Trenches 1 and 2 yielded nickel assays reanging from 388 ppm to 2900 ppm.
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