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Record: MDI42A06SE00097

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Mining Corp DDH 4-65 - 1965, Langmuir South Property - 2002
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2004-Mar-15
Date Last Modified 2023-Feb-09
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel

Secondary Commodities: Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Langmuir

Latitude: 48° 19' 35"    Longitude: -81° 1' 14.43"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 498467.54   Northing: 5352578.245    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A06SE

Point Location Description: Drill collar at 61+00N/25+50E on former claim P70838

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: Follow the Springs Road south from South Porcupine for a distance of approximately 25 km.



Exploration History

1964: Mespi Mines Limited - airborne geophysics. 1964-66: Mining Corporation of Canada and Inco Ltd.- ground geophysics, 1 ddh (380 ft) 1998: M. Caron - ground geophysics. 2002: Starfire Minerals Inc. and Kenrich-Eskay Mining Inc. - ground geophysics, 4 ddh (756 m). 2003: Liberty Mineral Exploration Ltd. - airborne geophysics.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-4953, 2.26599 42A07SW2012 42A07SW2012
T-0964, 63.1400 42A06NE0273 42A06NE0273
T-4716, 2.23819 42A07SW2008 42A07SW2008
T-4001, 2.18533 42A06SE2002 42A06SE2002
T-1018, 63.1559 42A07SW0091 42A07SW0091
42, T-1018 42A06SE0029 42A06SE0029

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Neoarchean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Peridotite 1 Peridotite Host
Feldspar Porphyry 2 Feldspar Near

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a thick sequence of peridotite intruded by a feldspar porphyry.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
1PyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assay over 10 ft returned 0.08% Ni. The best Ni assay from the Starfire/Kenrich-Eskay drilling returned 0.090% Ni over 3.1 m including 0.147% Ni over 1.2 m. Elevalted Zn values were returned from drill hole L2-03-02; 0.222% Zn over 1.52 m.



Mineral Record Details

References

Book - Resident Geologist Core File TI3185

Publication Number: core lib Date: 1965

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Timmins RGP


File - Resident Geologist file T-4871

Publication Number: Date:

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Timmins RGP office


Map - Langmuir Township, District of Timiskaming

Publication Number: P0444 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

Author: Pyke D.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Langmuir and Blackstock townships, Timiskaming District

Publication Number: M2206 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1970

Author: Pyke D.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of Langmuir and Blackstock townships, District of Timiskaming

Publication Number: R086 Page: 41-43  Date: 1970

Author: Pyke D.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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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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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 - Precambrian Geology of Carman and Langmuir Townships

Publication Number: P3268 Scale: 1:20,000    Date: 2005

Author: Houlé M.G., Guilmette C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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