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MDI42A12NE00031
| Record Name(s) | Mespi Mines DDH LT #2 - 1965 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Mar-04 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Zinc
Township or Area: Loveland
Latitude: 48° 42' 35.18" Longitude: -81° 37' 2.31"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 454586.999 Northing: 5395377.004 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A12NE
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1965-67: Mespi Mines Ltd. - DD-9-952 m, ground geophysics. 1969: Hollinger Mines Limited - ground geophysics, compilation. 1977: Dome Exploration (Canada) Limited - ground geophysics. 1990-91: Noranda Exploration - DD - 3 - 640 m.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-759 / 63.2168 | 42A12NE0028 | 42A12NE0028 |
| T-759 / 63.1729 | 42A12NE0250 | 42A12NE0250 |
| T-1863 / 2.2596 | 42A12NE0526 | 42A12NE0526 |
| T-3236 / | 42A12NE0004 | 42A12NE0004 |
| T-3236 / | 42A12NE0048 | 42A12NE0048 |
| T-3236 / | 42A12NE8904 | 42A12NE8904 |
| T-1434 / 63.2511 | 42A12NE0056 | 42A12NE0056 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Intermediate Tuff | 1 | Rhyodacite | Tuffaceous | Host |
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Dec 03, 2018 (A Wilson) - The drill hole intersected a sequence of intermediate to felsic metavolcanics variously described as agglomeratic, coarse- and fine-grained. A 9-foot-thick graphitic horizon was intersected above the mineralized section. A 10 foot wide felsite porphyry dike was intersected at 227 feet.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Graphite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 03, 2018 (A Wilson) - A 5 ft section of drill core returned 0.11% Cu and 0.48% Zn. The sulphides are found in fractures in fragmented rhyodacite and as disseminations forming up to 20% pyrrhotite and trace chalcopyrite (T-759).
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
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Map - Geological series, Loveland Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P0696 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Middleton R.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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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 Page: 21 Date: 1998
Author: Middleton R.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological Compilation of the Timmins Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: P3379 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1998
Author: Ayer J.A., Trowell N.F.
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