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Record: MDI42A13NE00007

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Hudbay DDH K-81-7 - 1981
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Feb-26
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-21
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Aubin

Latitude: 48° 53' 31.33"    Longitude: -81° 31' 47.67"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 461157.507   Northing: 5415589.287    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A13NE

Point Location Description: Precise: Collar of drillhole

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: The property is located some 50km north northwest of Timmins, Ontario. Ground access is possible only in winter via a disused winter road extending from Camp 40 and hence highway 655 or by crossing the Matagami River from the main haul road. Summer access is only practical via helicopter. (AF T-2640, 2.7969 report)



Exploration History

1963-1966, Abitibi-Canico JV: Inco options properties in 10 twps from Abitibi Price 1963-1964, Abitibi-Canico JV: Amag, AEM (T-3529, 63.4838) 1965-1971, McIntyre Porcupine Mines Ltd.: 10 township option agreement with Abitibi Power and Paper Company, Limited 1980-1981, Hudbay Mining Limited JV with Abitibi Price: 1980-Amag, AEM (T-3534, 63.4810) 1981, Hudbay Mining Ltd./Chevron Minerals: EM surveys, drilling, assays (AF T-2640) 1983-1985, Chevron Canada Resources: Regional compilation (T-3539, T-3529) 1984, Chevron Standard Limited: Reinterp of Hudbay 1980 airborne survey by Geoterrex Limited 1989, Rio Algom Exploration: Options Abitibi Price property, begins 10 twp Abitibi-Timmins project 1990-1991, Rio Algom: Compilation and reinterpretation of previous work; mapping (T-3573)


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-3534 / 63.4811 42A13NE0006 42A13NE0006



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided 1 Graphitic Contains
Arkosic Arenite 2 Lithic Adjacent
Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided 3 Andesite Adjacent

Lithology Comments

Jul 27, 2006 (D Draper) - Hole drilled to 242m, bearing az 0 deg, dipping -55 deg. Intersected 70m ovb, peridotite, intermediate metavolcanics and metasediments.




Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Jul 27, 2006 (D Draper) - Anomalous values of 1300 ppm to 3700 ppm Zn were obtained over 8m of graphitic metasediments (75% graphite) mineralized with 5-10% po and minor py encountered @ 207m.



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Drill Core Library File TI1086

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Location: Timmins RGP


File - Resident Geologist files T-2640

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Location: Timmins RGP office


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