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| Record Name(s) | Cromarty DDH C-4-1 - 1966 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-19 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Nov-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Nickel
Township or Area: Ford
Latitude: 48° 59' 39.22" Longitude: -81° 52' 16.87"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 436259.946 Northing: 5427179.759 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A13NW
Point Location Description: Drill collar on former claim P.77402
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible by travelling west along highway 11 from Smooth Rock Falls, then south on the Red Pine Lake road for 23 miles. Follow a series of disused bush roads for 2 miles west to the site.
1966: Cromarty Exploration Ltd. - 1 ddh (611 ft).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-1281, 15 | 42A13NW0001 | 42A13NW0001 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Serpentinite | 1 | Serpentinite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 2 | Chlorite-Serpentinite | Hanging Wall | |
| Mafic Schist | 3 | Mafic Metavolcanic | Footwall |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Elevated copper and nickel values are returned from a thick sequence of serpentinized ultramafic flows. The ultramafic rocks are interbedded with chlorite schist, gabbro, metamorphosed iron formation and metasediments.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Assays returned from drill core include: 0.15% Cu, 0.08% Ni over 5 ft; 0.05% /cu, 0.13% Ni over 5 ft; 0.05% Cu over 5 ft; and 0.04% Cu over 5 ft.
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
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Core - Resident Geologist Core Library
Publication Number: Core Date: 1901
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Location: Timmins RGP
Map - Timmins-Kirkland Lake, geological compilation series, Cochrane, Sudbury and Timiskaming districts
Publication Number: M2205 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1973
Author: Pyke D.R., Ayres L.D., Innes D.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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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.
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