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Record: MDI42A06SE00085

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Mining Corp DDH E3-3-66 - 1966
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2003-Jul-09
Date Last Modified 2023-Aug-03
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel



Location

Township or Area: Eldorado

Latitude: 48° 18' 48.74"    Longitude: -81° 7' 50.14"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 490317.436   Northing: 5351158.111    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A06SE

Point Location Description: Drill collar for Mining Corporation DDH E3-3-66 on former claim P.63644

Location Method: Based on Assessment

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



Exploration History

1966: Mining Corporation of Canada - mapping, ground geophysics, 4 ddh (1745 ft). 1990-92: Fournier and Rousseau - ground geophysics, stripping, 2 ddh (810.3 ft). 1990-91: Timmins Nickel Inc. - airborne geophysics, OVD, geochemistry.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-3347, 2.13302 42A06SE0083 42A06SE0083
T-1241, 63.1934 42A06SE0118 42A06SE0118
T-3407, 2.13775 42A06SE0080 42A06SE0080
63A.471, T-1241 42A06SE0117 42A06SE0117
T-3347, W9006-00068 42A06SE5072 42A06SE5072

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Neoarchean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Ultramafic lava flow-unsubdivided 1 Komatiite-Peridotite Host
Feldspar Porphyry 2 Feldspar Near

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Elevated nickel values were returned from a massive perioditite intruded by porphyry dikes or sills.




Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assay returned a value of 0.27% Ni over 5 ft.



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist file T-3547

Publication Number: Date:

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Timmins RGP office


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: 30-31  Date: 1975

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-169  Date: 1985

Author: Rose, D. G.

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

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


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 - Timmins, Precambrian geology

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

Author: Pyke D.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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:


Map - Precambrian Geology, O'Sullivan Lake Area (East Half), Northeastern Onaman-Tashota Greenstone Belt, Eastern Wabigoon Subprovince

Publication Number: P3378 Scale: 1:20,000    Date: 1998

Author: Parker J.R., Stott G.M.

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Location:


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