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| Record Name(s) | Kimasca Porcupine DDH No. 2 - 1946 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2004-Dec-06 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Feb-06 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Thomas
Latitude: 48° 26' 18.81" Longitude: -80° 55' 45.79"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 505222.608 Northing: 5365048.461 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A07NW
Point Location Description: Drill hole on line 84+00W, 1+21E
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is most easily accessible by boat from the boat launch near the Carshaw mine.
1946: Kimasca Porcupine Gold Mines - ground geophysics, 3 ddh (1850 ft). 1999: Brownstone REsources Inc. - ground geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-4169, 2.19363 | 42A07NW2014 | 42A07NW2014 |
| T-263, 63.51 | 42A07NW0164 | 42A07NW0164 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz-Carbonate | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Near | ||
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 3 | Chlorite | Footwall |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a seuqnce of mafic metavolcanics showing moderate carbonate alteration. Quartz-carbonate veins return anomalous gold values. The drill hole terminated in a chlorite schist.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assay returned 0.01 oz/t Au over 1 ft.
Map - Night Hawk Lake area, Cochrane District
Publication Number: M2222 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1971
Author: Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Night Hawk Lake area, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: R096 Page: 47 Date: 1971
Author: Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Map - Thomas Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P0547 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Timmins data series, Thomas Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P2073 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1980
Author: Hunt D.S., Maharaj D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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
Location:
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
Location:
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