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Record: MDI42A10SW00064

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Tin Can Creek - 2002, J.F. Clemens Claims - 1945, Ovd Mm-L86-22 - 1986
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2002-Jun-12
Date Last Modified 2023-Jan-12
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Macklem

Latitude: 48° 31' .65"    Longitude: -80° 53' 41.33"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 507767.71   Northing: 5373753.51    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A10SW

Point Location Description: collar of overburden drill hole E-87-22

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: Bush trails lead south from the Asarco Aquarius Mine to the occurrence area.



Exploration History

Circa 1937: McIntyre Porcupine Mines Limited – DD-2-1088 ft. mid-1940’s: Ronnoco Gold Mines Limited – DD, mapping. 1986-87: Pamour Inc. – ground geophysics, OVD-14


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-2313 / OM86-5P-197 / 63.4921 42A11SE8407 42A11SE8407

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Ultramafic-Unsubdivided 1 Carbonatized Ultramafics Host

Mineralization Comments

Jun 26, 2013 (A Wilson) - sample of carbonatized bedrock at the base of the overburden drill hole assayed 0.022 oz/t Au. The overlying glacial sediments returned assays ranging from 1440 ppb Au to 4903 ppb Au over unknown lengths.



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist file T-110

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Author:

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Location: Timmins RGP office


MonoMap - Geology of the Night Hawk Lake area, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: R096 Page: 39  Date: 1971

Author: Leahy E.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs

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

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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:


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