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| Record Name(s) | MESPI Mines Ltd. Drill Hole RL-2 - 1965 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Mar-03 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Nov-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc, Copper
Secondary Commodities: Nickel, Silver, Gold
Township or Area: Loveland
Latitude: 48° 38' 14.45" Longitude: -81° 42' 37.22"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 447668 Northing: 5387386 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A12NE
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Based on Assessment
1964-66: Mespi Mines Limited - ground geophysics, DD-4. 1970: Hollinger Mines Ltd. - airborne geophysics, ground geophysics. 1983-96: Kidd Creek Mines Ltd. - mapping, ground geophysics, DD-9-2295m. 2006: Inmet Mining Corporation - mapping, lithogeochemistry
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-0681/ 63.2797 | NA | NA |
| T-0681/2.407 | 42A12NE0627 | 42A12NE0627 |
| T-2789/2.6035 | 42A12NE0574 | 42A12NE0574 |
| T-5429/ 2.33144 | 20000002532 | 20000002532 |
| T-5033 / 2.28535 | 42A12NE2063 | 42A12NE2063 |
| T-5107 / 2.29344 | 42A12NE2065 | 42A12NE2065 |
| T-0757, 63.1877 | 42A12NE0650 | 42A12NE0650 |
| T-2789/ 2.6527 | 42A12NE0573 | 42A12NE0573 |
| T-0757, 15 | 42A12NE0600 | 42A12NE0600 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Felsic Tuff | 1 | Rhyolite | Tuff | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Andesite | Hanging Wall | |
| Gabbro | 3 | Gabbro | Footwall |
Dec 03, 2018 (A Wilson) - Elevated Zn, Ni, Cu values were intersected in a 47 foot section of sericitic, carbonate rich rhyolite tuff with graphitic horizons. Narrow quartz veins are found associated with the graphitic horizons. The drill hole terminated in gabbro. Some sections of the gabbro are described as silicified and carbonatized. Kidd Creek Mines Ltd. noted the presence of several trenches on the west side of Loveland Creek that contained pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite and pyrite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Graphite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 03, 2018 (A Wilson) - A 2.4 foot section of drill core returned 4.80% Zn, 0.13% Cu, 0.05 oz/t Ag and 0.10 % Ni. The amount of pyrrhotite and pyrite is estimated to form 15% of the tuff. One 2.4 ft section contained massive pyrrhotite with traces of sphalerite. Scattered chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite were observed in the gabbro (T-757).
Map - Timmins data series, Loveland Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P0839-REV Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1980
Author: Hunt D.S., Richard J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 42A-322 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Map - Loveland and Macdiarmid townships, Cochrane District
Publication Number: M2288 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1974
Author: Middleton R.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Magnetic survey of Loveland and Macdiarmid townships, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: GPR02 Date: 1998
Author: Middleton R.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
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