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| Record Name(s) | Alsof Mines DDH 64-5 - 1964 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2002-Jul-24 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel
Township or Area: Dundonald
Latitude: 48° 39' 51.49" Longitude: -80° 49' 34.8"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 512787.643 Northing: 5390153.643 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A10NW
Point Location Description: Drill collar for Alsof 64-5 at 7+00N/0+00 on former claim L76870
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is easily accessible by driving approximately 6 km south of Porquis Junction along highway 67 to a north-bound paved road. Follow the road north for approximately 1 km to south of the railway tracks. The old drill set up was to the east of the road, south of the railway tracks.
1964: Alsof Mines Limited - 5 ddh (3353 ft), ground geophysics. 1971-1972: Dome Exploration Ltd – ground geophysics. 1973: Asarco Exploration Co. - ground geophysics. 1984: Kidd Creek Exploration Co. Ltd. - mapping. 1990: Falconbridge Ltd. - ground geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-81 / 2.774 | 42A10NW0795 | 42A10NW0795 |
| T-791 / 63.2357 | 42A10NW0767 | 42A10NW0767 |
| T-1516 / 2.1205 | 42A10NW0585 | 42A10NW0585 |
| T-2646 / 2.7672 | 42A10NW0578 | 42A10NW0578 |
| T-3371 / 2.13382 | 42A10NW0558 | 42A10NW0558 |
| T-791 / | 42A10NW0044 | 42A10NW0044 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Tectonic Assemblage: Kidd-Munro
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2714 +/-3 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: MP 169 P. 75
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Dacite | Hanging Wall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peridotite | 2 | Peridotite | Host | |
| Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry | 3 | Quartz-Feldspar | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a sequence of fine to medium grained, brecciated dacite and peridotite. The dacite is locally intruded by quartz-feldspar porphyry.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Assays from drill core returned the following values: 0.263% Ni over 7 ft; 0.211% Ni over 11 ft; 0.223% Ni over 10 ft and 0.320% Ni over 11 ft.
Article - Geology of Dundonald and German Townships, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: MP162.006 Date: 1993
Author: Muir T.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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 - 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:
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 - 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:
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 - 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:
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