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Record: MDI42A06SE00020

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Allerston - Osten Property - 1961, W. Wilson Property - 1970, Lamothe Property - 1962, McAlister Property - 1972
Related Record Type Compound
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Jan-31
Date Last Modified 2023-Feb-16
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper

Secondary Commodities: Zinc, Lead



Location

Township or Area: Eldorado

Latitude: 48° 21' 36.65"    Longitude: -81° 6' .61"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 492580   Northing: 5356339    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A06SE

Point Location Description: Trench in NW corner of former claim P217006

Location Method: Field Visit with GPS

Access Description: The site is accessible by driving south from South Porcupine along the Springs Road.



Exploration History

1961: Noranda Mines Ltd. - mapping. 1962: Lamothe - 4 ddh (548 ft). 1969-70: W. Wilson - trenching. 1973: C. McAllister - ground geophysics. 1979: Texasgulf Canada Ltd. - ground geophysics.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-1578, 2.1276 42A06SE0098 42A06SE0098
T-1917, 2.2883 42A06SE0091 42A06SE0091

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Neoarchean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Ironstone-unsubdivided 1 Contains
Intermediate Tuff 2 Chloritic Andesite Tuff Near

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
2GalenaEconomicOre
3SphaleriteEconomicOre
1PyriteEconomicGangue
2PyrrhotiteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected by D. R. Pyke in 1969 returned an assay of 0.17% Cu, 0.08% Pb.



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist files T-545, T-693, T-707

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Location: Timmins RGP office


Map - Adams and Eldorado townships, Timiskaming District

Publication Number: M2274 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1974

Author: Pyke D.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


Book - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario

Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 42A-90  Date: 1985

Author: Rose, D. G.

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999


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 - Eldorado Township, District of Timiskaming

Publication Number: P0572 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

Author: Pyke D.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of Adams and Eldorado townships, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: R121 Page: 40-42  Date: 1975

Author: Pyke D.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


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

Publication Number: P2114 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1980

Author: Hunt D.S., MacRae B.A., Maharaj D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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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