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Record: MDI42A11NW00031

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Caninco 27003 - 1965, Owl 5-54 - 1965
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2004-May-20
Date Last Modified 2023-Jan-06
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Platinum, Palladium

Secondary Commodities: Copper



Location

Township or Area: Carnegie

Latitude: 48° 43' 42.41"    Longitude: -81° 22' 42.27"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 472172.165   Northing: 5397338.263    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A11NW

Point Location Description: Collar of Caninco diamond drill hole 27003.

Location Method: Other

Access Description: Unknown.



Exploration History

The International Nickel Company of Canada Ltd. drilled hole 27003 in 1965 to a depth of 403 ft.


Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Tectonic Assemblage: Kidd-Munro

Geological Age: Neoarchean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided 1 Host
Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided 2 Graphitic - Carb Host

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicGangue
2PyrrhotiteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (G Seim) - A 0.4 ft. sample from a graphitic/carbonate band mineralized with pyrite and pyrrhotite assayed 0.20 opt Pd and 0.34 opt Pt. A10 ft. sampleof brecciated intermediate volcanic mineralized with pyrrhotite assayed 0.007 opt Pd, 0.004 opt Pt and 0.004 opt Au. A 2.9 ft. sample of graphitic rock assay 0.13% Cu.



Mineral Record Details

References

Book - TI3050

Publication Number: Tim DCL Date:

Author: Timmins DCL

Publisher Name:

Location: Timmins RGP


File - Resident Geologist file T-921

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Location: Timmins RGP office


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