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| Record Name(s) | Asarco OVDH AQ-04 - 1979 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Apr-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jan-13 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel
Township or Area: Macklem
Latitude: 48° 31' 45.51" Longitude: -80° 52' 55.34"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 508709 Northing: 5375140.01 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A10SW
Point Location Description: collar of Asarco overburden drill hole AQ-04
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The Aquarius Mine Road leads South off of Highway 101 about 1 km east of the Junction with Hghway 67. The Aquarius Mine road may be used to access the occurrence area.
1979-80: Asarco Exploration Company of Canada Ltd. - OVD-11-1779 ft, assays, ground geophysics
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-1959/ 2.3608 | 42A10SW0022 | 42A10SW0022 |
| T-1959 / 2.3092 | 42A10SW0249 | 42A10SW0249 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ultramafic Schist | 1 | Talc | Schist | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay | 2 | Host |
Jun 22, 2013 (A Wilson) - The overburden drill hole intersected clay rich till and sand sized grains of material that were talc rich.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Jun 22, 2013 (A Wilson) - A sample collected from AQ-04 returned 440 ppm Cu, 55 ppm Zn, 3300 ppm Ni, 1.3 ppm Ag and 10 ppb Au from between 285 and 290 feet in clay and disseminated sand till. A sample collected between 290 and 294 feet assayed 145 ppm Cu, 38 ppm Zn, 1100 ppm Ni, 1.3 ppm Ag and <5 ppb Au.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sheared |
File - Resident Geologist file T-4863
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Location: Timmins RGP office
Map - Timmins data series, Macklem Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P2071 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1980
Author: Hunt D.S., Maharaj D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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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 Date: 1971
Author: Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
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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
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