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| Record Name(s) | Kelex Nickel Zone - 2004, Kelex Occurrence - 1996, Outokumpu DDH 96-4 - 1996 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine With Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 2004-Mar-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-19 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Nickel
Secondary Commodities: Cobalt, Gold, Platinum, Palladium
Township or Area: Clergue
Latitude: 48° 39' 14.6" Longitude: -80° 48' 12.07"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 514482.67 Northing: 5389018.64 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A10NW
Point Location Description: Outokumpu drill hole 96-4
Location Method: Other Literature
Access Description: The Kelex Zone is located on the Alexo Mine property. It can be accessed by driving north from highway 101 along highway 67 for approximately 25 km. The property is accessed via a private access road.
1996-99: Outokumpu Mines Ltd. carried out ground geophysics, mapping, soil geochemical surveys, and diamond drilling. 2001: Hucamp Mines Ltd. completed 7 diamond drill holes. 2004-2005: Canadian Arrow Mines Ltd. completed 53 diamond drill holes, bulk sampling, and stripping. 2010-2012: Canadian Arrow Mines Ltd. completed 16 diamond drill holes, metallurgical testing, dewatering, and bulk sampling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-5290 / 2.31397 | 20000001044 | 20000001044 |
| T-0337 / 12 | 42A10NW0542 | 42A10NW0542 |
| T-0337 / 63.176 | 42A10NW0534 | 42A10NW0534 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2707+/-3 MA
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Peridotite | 1 | Peridotite | Komatiitic | Host |
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Apr 29, 2019 (A Wilson) - The Kelex is at the footwall contact of the lowermost known komatiitic peridotite in the sequence. There are a series of small massive sulphide lenses that have aureoles of disseminated and net-textured sulphides extending laterally along strike for greater than 500m. The Kelex deposit is located at the footwall contact of the lowermost known komatiitic peridotite in the sequence. There are a series of massive sulphide lenses that have aureoles of disseminated and net-textured sulphides extending laterally along strike for greater than 600 m. Interpretation of drill results indicates the massive sulphides sub-crop at the bedrock overburden interface. The massive sulphide appear to plunge to the northeast but magnetic interpretations indicate that the channels may plunge more north or northwest. Five sulphide zones have been identified on the property. These include the Kelex West, Kelex Central West, Kelex Central, Kelex East, and the Kelex 1700 East Zone.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Pentlandite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Magnetite | Economic | Gangue |
Apr 29, 2019 (A Wilson) - The most significant results of the Outokumpu drilling include: DDH 96-4 - 4.33% Ni over 2.9 m; DDH 97-24 - 1.33% Ni over 13.99 m including 6.4% Ni over 2.01 m. The sulphides in the net-textured group have nickel values ranging from 4-15% in 100% sulphide. The blebby, disseminated and veined sulphides have nickel values ranging between 25 and 35% Ni in 100% sulphides. Significant assays from drill holes in the Central West Lens include 1.1% Ni over 12.7 m which includes 3 m returning 3.1% Ni; and 3.7% Ni over 4.1 m and 2.1 m of 3.4% Ni in LOX-17-04. The sulphides are composed of 10 to 20 % pentlandite, 80 to 90 % pyrrhotite and trace chalcopyrite. Some of the sulphides have been replaced by magnetite. The laterally extensive disseminated sulphides can be separated into two groups. The first group is the net-textured to heavily disseminated sulphides. The nickel content of the sulphides ranges between 4 to 15 % Ni in 100 % sulphide usually averages 6 %. The sulphide zone often contains sulphide veins with pseudo-spinifex textures. The second type of sulphide mineralization is blebby, disseminated and vein sulphide west and stratigraphically above the Kelex zone. These sulphides have a high nickel content that ranges between 25 to 35 % Ni in 100 % sulphides and are composed primarily of pentlandite and a grey nickel mineral with minor pyrrhotite. These sulphides appear to have been enriched in nickel during the serpentinization process and the sulphides may contain lesser proportions of the nickel sulphide mineral, millerite.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Magmatic |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
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| Regular | 500 |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
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| Kelex Underground | 2011 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 66000 | NI 43-101 rpt 2011 | Cobalt 0.02 Percent, Copper 0.04 Percent, Gold 0.01 Grams per Tonne, Nickel 0.82 Percent, Palladium 0.02 Grams per Tonne, Platinum 0.01 Grams per Tonne | |
| Kelex Open Pit | 2011 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 198000 | NI 43-101 rpt 2011 | Cobalt 0.06 Percent, Copper 0.16 Percent, Gold 0.04 Grams per Tonne, Nickel 0.91 Percent, Palladium 0.41 Grams per Tonne, Platinum 0.16 Grams per Tonne | |
| Kelex Underground - Indicated | 2011 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 251000 | 2011 NI 43-101 rpt | Cobalt 0.03 Percent, Copper 0.04 Percent, Gold 0.01 Grams per Tonne, Nickel 0.96 Percent, Palladium 0.06 Grams per Tonne, Platinum 0.03 Grams per Tonne | |
| Kelex Underground | 2004 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 90000 | 43-101 Report for Canadian Arrow Mines Ltd. on Timmins Area Nickel Properties, p.58 | 1,984,000 lb Ni, 79,000 lb Cu, 79,000 lb Co contained | Cobalt 0.04 Percent, Copper 0.04 Percent, Gold 0.01 Grams per Tonne, Nickel 1.00 Percent, Palladium 0.07 Grams per Tonne, Platinum 0.03 Percent |
| Kelex Open Pit | 2004 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 131000 | 43-101 Report for Canadian Arrow Mines Ltd. on Timmins Area Nickel Properties, p.58 | 3,177,000 lb Ni, 116,000 lb Cu, 115,000 lb Co | Cobalt 0.04 Percent, Copper 0.04 Percent, Gold 0.01 Grams per Tonne, Nickel 1.0 Percent, Palladium 0.06 Grams per Tonne, Platinum 0.03 Grams per Tonne |
| Kelex Underground | 2004 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 54000 | 43-101 Report for Canadian Arrow Mines Ltd. on Timmins Area Nickel Properties, p.58 | 1,000,000 lb Ni, 48,000 lb Cu, 36,000 lb Co contained | Cobalt 0.04 Percent, Copper 0.04 Percent, Gold 0.01 Grams per Tonne, Nickel 0.84 Percent, Palladium 0.03 Grams per Tonne, Platinum 0.02 Grams per Tonne |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 2004 | 3900 | 43-101 Report for Canadian Arrow Mines Ltd. on Timmins Area Nickel Properties, p.32 | grade 1.68 % Ni and 0.18 % Cu |
File - Resident Geologist files T-0345, T-5421
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Author:
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Location: Timmins RGP office
Map - Clergue Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P0308 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Carlson H.D., Ginn R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - 43-101 Report for Canadian Arrow Mines Ltd. on Timmins Area Nickel Properties
Publication Number: 2004 NI 43-101 Date: 2004
Author: W. Brereton
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGO
Map - Matheson-Black sheet, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P0119 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: Ginn R.M., Savage W.S., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Hucamp Mines Ltd.
Publication Number: clippings Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGO
Map - Iroquois Falls-Lake Abitibi sheet, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P0140 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Savage W.S., Thomson R., Fenwick K.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Nickel sulphide deposits associated with ultramafic rocks of the Abitibi belt and economic potential of mafic-ultramafic intrusions
Publication Number: S020 Date: 1979
Author: Coad P.R.
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:
Publication - Canadian Arrow Mines Ltd.
Publication Number: clippings1 Date: 2001
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGO
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:
Publication - Technical Report And Updated Resource Estimate On The Alexo And Kelex Deposits ,Alexo Property Timmins Area, Ontario, Canada
Publication Number: 2011 NI 43-101 Date: 2011
Author: E. Puritch, A. Hayden, A. Yassa, D. Burga
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGO
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