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| Record Name(s) | Waco Petroleum DDH W-1 - 1966 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2004-Mar-15 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Feb-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel
Township or Area: Langmuir
Latitude: 48° 19' 18.47" Longitude: -81° 1' 51.82"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 497697.529 Northing: 5352068.226 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A06SE
Point Location Description: Drill collar at0+50S/8+00W on former claim P.79333
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.
1964: Mespi Mines Limited - airborne geophysics. 1966: Waco Petrolums Limited - 8 ddh (4089 ft). 2003: Liberty Mineral Exploration Ltd. - airborne geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-0964, 63.1400 | 42A06NE0273 | 42A06NE0273 |
| T-4953, 2.26599 | 42A07SW2012 | 42A07SW2012 |
| T-1259, 17 | 42A06SE0034 | 42A06SE0034 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Peridotite | 1 | Peridotite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultramafic Schist | 2 | Talc-Chlorite | Footwall | |
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Andesite | Footwall |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The drill hole interseted a seuqence of periidotite and andesite. Two schistose zones were observed within the peridotite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assay returned 0.22% Ni.
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 Date: 1970
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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 - 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
Location:
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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