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| Record Name(s) | Westmin DDH B-82-1 - 1982, Westmin Moose Claims - 1982 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Apr-03 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Copper
Secondary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Bond
Latitude: 48° 28' 11.32" Longitude: -80° 45' 21.97"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 518027.83 Northing: 5368548.56 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A07NW
Point Location Description: Drill collar at 22+00W/11+50S on former claim P555201
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible by driving south from highway 101 along gravel roads from Shillington.
1975: D. R. Derry - mapping. 1980-84: Westmin Resources ltd. - ground geophysics, HLEM, mapping, 41 OVB drill holes (1735 m), 1-DD-267.1 m
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-2440/63.4155/OM82-5C-52 | 42A10SE0142 | 42A10SE0142 |
| T-2440/2.3938 | 42A07NE0160 | 42A07NE0160 |
| T-2440/OM82-5-C-167 | 42A10SE0141 | 42A10SE0141 |
| T-2440/2.5123 | 42A10SE0159 | 42A10SE0159 |
| T-1725/2.2038 | 42A07NW0002 | 42A07NW0002 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ultramafic-Unsubdivided | 1 | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz-Calcite | Host | |
| Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry | 3 | Quartz-Feldspar | Near | |
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 4 | Hanging Wall |
Dec 01, 2015 (A Wilson) - Elevated copper values were returned from narrow quartz-calcite veins within a komatiitic basalt. These basalts are described as tuffaceous and brecciated. The quartz-feldspar-biotite poprhyry is variably altered throughout the drill hole.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Galena | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 01, 2015 (A Wilson) - A narrow (1 m) vein returned an assay of 3200 ppm Cu and 90 ppb Au. An assay of 191 ppm Cu and 60 ppb Au over 1 m also was returned from quartz-feldspar porphyry.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
Map - Timmins data series, Bond Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P2072 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1980
Author: Hunt D.S., Maharaj D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Mono - Geology of the Watabeag Lake area, districts of Cochrane and Timiskaming
Publication Number: OFR5290 Scale: Date: 1980
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - St. Ignace Island and vicinity (east part), Lake Superior, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: P0616 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Giguere J.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Map - German-Currie area, District of Cochrane, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM40B Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: Laird H.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Map - Geological Compilation of the Lake Abitibi Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: P3398 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1999
Author: Ayer J.A., Berger B.R., Trowell N.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Geological series, Watabeag River area, districts of Timiskaming and Cochrane
Publication Number: P1078 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1976
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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