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| Record Name(s) | Triple Crown Property - 2002, Starfire DDH Tc-03-01 - 2003, Granges Trench 100w/750s - 1989 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2003-Sep-17 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Feb-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel
Township or Area: Eldorado
Latitude: 48° 17' 43.4" Longitude: -81° 6' 28.91"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 491987.454 Northing: 5349138.12 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A06SE
Point Location Description: Trench on west side of main road
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible by driving south from South Porcupine along the Springs Road.
1989-90: Granges Exploration Inc. - mapping, ground geophysics, trenching, overburden drilling. 2002-03: Starfire Minerals Inc. and Kenrich-Eskay Mining Corp. - ground geophysics, 1 ddh (207 m). 2003: Liberty Mineral Exploration - airborne geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-4716, 2.23819 | 42A07SW2008 | 42A07SW2008 |
| T-4953, 2.26599 | 42A07SW2012 | 42A07SW2012 |
| T-4871, 2.25864 | 42A07SW2011 | 42A07SW2011 |
| T-4736, 2.24090 | 42A06SE2010 | 42A06SE2010 |
| T-3363, 2.13127 | 42A06SE0042 | 42A06SE0042 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ultramafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Komatiitic | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic Pyroclastic Breccia | 2 | Pyroclastic | Hanging Wall | |
| Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Rhyolite | Near | |
| Feldspar Porphyry | 4 | Feldspar | Near | |
| Ultramafic Schist | 5 | Talc-Chlorite | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Drill hole TC-03-01 intersected a sequence of mafic pyroclastic rocks, talcose ultramafics (komatiite) and felsic flows and tuffs. The sequence is intruded by narrow feldspar porphyry dikes.
| 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) - A grab sample collected by Granges returned an assay of 1500 ppm Ni. The best assay from Starfire drillhole TC-03-1 returned 0.131% Ni over 1.5 m.
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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