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| Record Name(s) | Walcoro Porcupine Mines Claim 31360 - 1940, Jonpol Explorations Ltd. DDH 84-1 - 1984 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-22 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Robb
Latitude: 48° 32' 48.88" Longitude: -81° 39' 22.13"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 451573.997 Northing: 5377298.002 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A12SE
Point Location Description: trenches on map W-19 in T-340
Location Method: Based on Assessment
1949: Walcoro Porcupine Mines Ltd. - mapping, stripping, trenching, ground geophysics, sampling. 1966: Kayjon Minerals Limited - ground geophysics, mapping. 1980-81: Vatco Exploration Ltd. - ground geophysics, sampling. 1984: Jonpol Explorations Ltd. - mapping, ground geophysics, DD (1-402 ft). 1983-90: C Morgan - trenching, stripping, ground geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-2570 / 2.11689 | 42A12SE0231 | 42A12SE0231 |
| T-1262 / 63.1915 | 42A12SE0262 | 42A12SE0262 |
| T-2529 / 63.4036 | 42A12SE0253 | 42A12SE0253 |
| T-2570 / 2.11929 | 42A12SE0234 | 42A12SE0234 |
| T-340 / 63.181 | 42A12SE0284 | 42A12SE0284 |
| T-2948 / 63.4518 | 42A12SE0249 | 42A12SE0249 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbro | 1 | Gabbro | Sheared | Contains |
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| Vein | 2 | Quartz-Carbonate | Host | |
| Ultramafic Schist | 3 | Talc-Carbonate | Contains |
Aug 25, 2008 (A Wilson) - The vein varies from 2-3 feet in width and is exposed in trenches for over 200 feet. The vein strikes N70°E and dips from 35° to 40° N. The vein lies within a talc-carbonate zone that is up to 15 feet wide.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Aug 25, 2008 (A Wilson) - Assay values from the pre-1949 diamond drilling returned values of 0.17 oz/t gold over 9 ft. and 0.05 oz/t over 13 feet. Grab samples collected from the vein in 1990 returned values up to 0.012 oz/t gold. A 5 ft section of drill core returned 0.026 oz/t gold in 1984.
Map - Geological series, Robb Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P0694 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Middleton R.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Core - Resident Geologist Core Library TI1348
Publication Number: TI1348 Date: 1901
Author:
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location: Timmins RGO library
Map - Robb and Jamieson townships, Cochrane District
Publication Number: M2255 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1973
Author: Middleton R.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Magnetic survey of Robb and Jamieson townships, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: GPR01 Date: 1998
Author: Middleton R.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Geology of the Kamiskotia Area
Publication Number: P3396 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2000
Author: Barrie C.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Kamiskotia Area
Publication Number: S059 Date: 2000
Author: Barrie C.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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.
Publisher Name:
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Parts of Godfrey, Robb, Jamieson, Loveland, Macdiarmid and Thorburn Townships
Publication Number: P3556 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 2005
Author: Hathway B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geological Setting of Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Mineralization in the Kamiskotia Area: Discover Abitibi Initiative
Publication Number: OFR6155 Date: 2005
Author: Hathway B., Hudak G., Hamilton M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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