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Record: MDI42A12SE00023

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Moneta Porcupine DDH JAM-98-1 - 1998
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Mar-27
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-27
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Jamieson

Latitude: 48° 34' 43.82"    Longitude: -81° 30' 2.85"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 463063   Northing: 5380760    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A12SE

Point Location Description: drill collar

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1988-89: Granges Exploration – EM, 1994-98: Moneta Porcupine Mines Inc. - ground geophysics, DD-1-416m


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-4041 / 2.18639 42A11SW2013 42A11SW2013
T-3306 / 2.12509 42A11SW0128 42A11SW0128
T-4037 / 2.18607 42A11SW2010 42A11SW2010

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Vein 1 Quartz Host
Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided 2 Contains
Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided 3 Footwall

Lithology Comments

Jul 24, 2008 (A Wilson) - The diamond drill hole intersected a sequence of intermediate to mafic intrusives and metavolcanics and intermediate to felsic intrusives. Elevated gold values are returned from narrow quartz veins. The veins range from 0.5 to 3 cm in width.




Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Apr 26, 2019 (A Wilson) - A 0.3 m length of drill core returned 705 ppb Au from a quartz vein in a felsic intrusive. A 0.54 m section of core returned 838 ppb Au from a quartz vein in mafic metavolcanics (T-4041).



Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Geological compilation series, Pamour sheet, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: P0698 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1997

Author: Bright E.G., Hunt D.S.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs

Location:


MonoMap - Magnetic survey of Robb and Jamieson townships, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: GPR01 Page: 48  Date: 1998

Author: Middleton R.S.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

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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 - Geology of the Kamiskotia Area

Publication Number: S059 Page: 49  Date: 2000

Author: Barrie C.T.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Map - Geology of the Kamiskotia Area

Publication Number: P3396 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 2000

Author: Barrie C.T.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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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

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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:

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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

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