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Record: MDI42A13NW00014

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Midray Minerals DDH 65-6 - 1965
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2002-Jan-15
Date Last Modified 2022-Nov-23
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel, Silver



Location

Township or Area: Oke

Latitude: 48° 57' 5.11"    Longitude: -81° 58' 54.94"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 428110.055   Northing: 5422519.895    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A13NW

Point Location Description: Drill collar at 16+00E/19+50N on Midray grid on former claim P.125726

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: Unknown.



Exploration History

1965: Miespi MInes Ltd. - airborne geophysics. 1964-65: Midray Minerals Ltd. - airborne geophysics, 4 ddh (1530 ft).


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-1085, 63.1624 42A13NW0101 42A13NW0101
T-1118, 63.1562 42A13NW0003 42A13NW0003

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Diorite 1 Siliceous Diorite Host

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling has intersected a series of interbedded andesite, diorite and rhyolite.




Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assay was returned from 4.2 ft of siliceous diorite (0.08% Ni and 0.03% Cu). A silver value of 0.12 oz/t Ag was returned from a 5 ft section of quartz vein containing andesitic inclusions.



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

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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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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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