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MDI42A10NW00028
| Record Name(s) | Terminus Cu-Zn Zone - 1990, Falcon DDH 25-20 - 1981, McIntosh Springs Prospect - 1969 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Feb-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Zinc
Secondary Commodities: Gold, Silver
Township or Area: Dundonald
Latitude: 48° 38' 31.74" Longitude: -80° 50' 33.23"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 511597.63 Northing: 5387688.63 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A10NW
Point Location Description: Drill hole collar for Falconbridge 26-03
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The site is accessible by travelling north along highway 67 for a distance of approximately 11 km from highway 101. The site is accessible via a series of drill roads from the Alexo Mine property.
1951: Quebec Asbestos Corp. - airborne geophysics. 1955: Consolidated Mattarrow Mines. - 5 ddh (1324 ft). 1956: Hollinger Consolidated Mines Ltd. - mapping. 1960-92: Falconbridge Ltd. -diamond drilling, mapping, ground geophysics. 2000-01: Hucamp Mines Limited - property acquired, stripping, mapping, sampling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-417 / 63.1066 | 42A10NW0598 | 42A10NW0598 |
| T-3371 / | 42A10NW0551 | 42A10NW0551 |
| T-417 / | 42A10NW0617 | 42A10NW0617 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Tectonic Assemblage: Kidd-Munro
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2707 Ma Geochron. Age Ref.: MP 169, P. 75
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Peridotite | 1 | Peridotite | Near |
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| Ultramafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Komatiite | Near | |
| Ultramafic-Unsubdivided | 3 | Hyaloclastite Breccia | Graphitic | Host |
Aug 15, 2018 (A Wilson) - The Terminus Zone occurs approximately 400-500 m stratigraphically above the Dundeal Ni deposit and displays textural characteristics similar to other Archean volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits. The sulphides are located in several graphitic hyaloclastite horizons between komatiite flows.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Graphite | Economic | Gangue |
Aug 15, 2018 (A Wilson) - The initial drill hole completed by Falconbridge in 1999 returned an assay of 7.53% Zn and 1.37% Cu over 10 m. This intersection also returned an assay of 0.1% Pb, 1.1 ppm Au and 29.1 ppm Ag. The assay also returned significant gold, silver and selenium contents. The sulphides appear to occur as small lenses within the komatiite sequence that are up to 10 m in thickness, but of limited spatial extent. The mineralization occurs as disseminated, semi-massive and massive sulphides that exhibit a zonation with a Cu-rich base and a Zn-rich periphery (Davis, 1997).
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Volcanogenic |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Massive |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular |
Map - Timmins data series, Dundonald Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P2029 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1980
Author: Hunt D.S., Richard J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Thesis - Volcanic stratigraphy of the late Archean Kidd-Munro assemblage in Dundonald and Munro townships and genesis of associated nickel and copper-zinc volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits, Abitibi greenstone belt, Ontario, Canada
Publication Number: MSc Thesis Page: 65-66 Date: 1997
Author: Davis, P.C.
Publisher Name: University of Alabama
Location: Timmins RGP Office
Map - Geology of Dundonald Township
Publication Number: P3345 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 1995
Author: Muir T.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Dundonald Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P0307 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Carlson H.D., Ginn R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Dundonald and German Townships
Publication Number: OFM0232 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1994
Author: Muir T.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological Compilation: Dundonald and Clergue Townships
Publication Number: P3394 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 1999
Author: Barrie C.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Core - Resident Geologist core library 1961
Publication Number: Date: 1961
Author:
Publisher Name:
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:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 117 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Article - Geology of Dundonald and German Townships, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: MP162.006 Page: 28 Date: 1993
Author: Muir T.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Article - The Kidd-Munro Extension project: synopsis of field work in the southeast Dundonald Area.
Publication Number: MP168.003 Page: 19 Date: 1997
Author: Barrie C.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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