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| Record Name(s) | Utah Mines DDH #2 - 1977 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2003-Jul-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Feb-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Nickel
Township or Area: Eldorado
Latitude: 48° 18' 42.38" Longitude: -81° 10' 25.98"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 487107.406 Northing: 5350968.085 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A06SE
Point Location Description: Drill collar for Utah Mines DDH 2 on former claim P.45331
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible via a series of old bush roads extending south of the Buffalo Ankerite Mine.
1976-79: Utah Mines Limited - mapping, ground geophysics, 1 ddh (423 ft).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-1785, 24 | 42A06SE0097 | 42A06SE0097 |
| 2.2876, T-1785 | 42A06SE0090 | 42A06SE0090 |
| 36, T-1785 | 42A06SE0092 | 42A06SE0092 |
| 34, T-1785 | 42A06SE0094 | 42A06SE0094 |
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Felsic Tuff | 1 | Rhyolite | Tuff | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Elevated Ni and Cu values are returned from a mineralized quartz vein within a mineralized rhyolite tuff.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best intersection returned 3% Ni and 0.8% Cu over 7 ft. The pyrrhotite is described as massive and granular in texture within bands, veins, stringers and irregular patches within the tufs. The pyrite is less prominent.
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 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.
Publisher Name:
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 - Timmins, Precambrian geology
Publication Number: M2455 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1982
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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