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Record: MDI42A12NW00008

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Hollinger DDH MOB1-1-77 - 1977
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 2002-Jan-25
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-21
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper, Zinc

Secondary Commodities: Nickel



Location

Township or Area: Moberly

Latitude: 48° 43' 15.93"    Longitude: -81° 45' 25.97"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 444307.03   Northing: 5396728.12    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A12NW

Point Location Description: Drill collar on former claim P.453378

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1964: Jelex Mines Ltd. - airborne geophysics. 1975: McIntyre-Porcupine Mines Limited – AEM. 1977-79: Hollinger Gold Mines Ltd. - ground geophysics, 2 ddh (1291 ft). 2005: Consolidated Big Valley Resources Inc. – AEM, AMag.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-1788 / 2.2789 42A12NE0803 42A12NE0803
T-1788 / 42A13SE0604 42A13SE0604
T-5254 / 2.30384 20000000860 20000000860
T-1788 / 2.2491 42A12NE0805 42A12NE0805
T-1165 / 63.1643 42A13SE0869 42A13SE0869

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Chert 1 Host
Intermediate Tuff 2 Dacite Tuff Hanging Wall

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a sequence of intermediate to felsic flows and pyroclastics. Elevated zinc values were returned from a cherty bed overlying rhyolite.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
2SphaleriteEconomicOre
3ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
1PyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assay was 1640 ppm Zn, 87 ppm Cu and 42 ppm Ni over 4 ft. Other Cu values ranged from 22 ppm to 512 ppm.



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist files T-6365

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Location: Timmins RGP office


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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Map - Geological series, Tomiko area (west half), District of Nipissing

Publication Number: P0678 Scale: 1:63,360    Date: 1997

Author: Lumbers S.B.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs

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