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Record: MDI42A06SE00099

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Canadian Superior DDH L-65-1 - 1965
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2004-Mar-15
Date Last Modified 2023-Feb-09
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel

Secondary Commodities: Copper



Location

Township or Area: Langmuir

Latitude: 48° 17' 58.16"    Longitude: -81° 0' 46.23"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 499047.561   Northing: 5349588.254    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A06SE

Point Location Description: Drill collar at 0+50S/4+00W on former claim P76878

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: The property is accessible from Timmins by a series of gravel roads. Approximately 13 km southeast of South Porcupine along the Redstone Road there is an east branching road to the Langmuir Minesite. Approximately 6 km along this road is a south branching trail for another 4 km which leads to the northern part of the property.



Exploration History

1965: Canadian Superior Exploration Ltd. - 1 ddh (391 ft). 1967: J. Michaud - staking. 1970: Yellowknife Base Metals Limited - 2 ddh (2132 ft). 1981: Utah Mines Limited - ground geophysics, mapping, diamond drilling. 2003: Liberty Minreal Exploration Ltd. - airborne geophysics.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-0944, 13 42A07SW0062 42A07SW0062
T-1808, 2.3771 42A06SE1027 42A06SE1027
T-4953, 2.26599 42A07SW2012 42A07SW2012
T-0665, 33 42A06SE0027 42A06SE0027

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

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected peridotite that is mineralized with minor sulphides (pyrite-pyrrhotite-chalcopyrite). At depth, the peridotite is cut by a 20 ft wide graphitic shear zone containing minor chalcopyrite.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
2ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
1PyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assay returned 0.25% Ni and 0.01% Cu over 5 ft. The best assays from the Utah Mines drilling were 0.14% Ni, 0.005% Cu and 0.01% Zn over 72 inches.



Mineral Record Details

References

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:


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

Publication Number: R086 Page: 50  Date: 1970

Author: Pyke D.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Book - FILE TI0383

Publication Number: core lib Date: 1981

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Timmins RGP


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 - 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:


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

Location:


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