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Record: MDI42A13SE00023

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Mespi R-1 - 1981
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1981-Feb-26
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-21
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper, Zinc

Secondary Commodities: Silver



Location

Township or Area: Reid

Latitude: 48° 46' 12.5"    Longitude: -81° 33' 23.5"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 459107.15   Northing: 5402053.22    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A13SE

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1964: Mespi Mines Ltd. – AEM, AMag. 1964-65: Canadian Javelin Ltd. – AEM, AMag, EM, Gl, DD, Assays.1965-68: Mespi Mines Ltd.- EM, Mag, Grav, DD – 17 – 8902ft. 1971: Mattagami Lake Mines – AEM, AMag. 1971-75: Newmont Mining Corp. – AMag, ARAD, IP, Mag.1998-99: Falconbridge Ltd.- DD – 8 – 1836m, Assays, EM, Mag. 1999: Prospectors Alliance Inc. – Rept, Comp.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-0040 / 2.591 42A13SE0085 42A13SE0085
T-0741 / 63.2096 42A13SW0091 42A13SW0091
T-0741 / 63.1967 42A13SE0097 42A13SE0097
T-0741 / 63.1806 42A13SE0100 42A13SE0100
T-0741 / 63.1327 42A13SE0096 42A13SE0096
T-0741 / 42A13SE0131 42A13SE0131
T-0787 / 63.1327 42A13SE0096 42A13SE0096
T-0935 / 63.1552 42A13SE0106 42A13SE0106
T-1514 / 2.949 42A13SE0084 42A13SE0084
T-4205 / 2.19500 42A14SW2005 42A14SW2005
T-4331 / 2.20041 42A13SE2004 42A13SE2004
T-0040 / 2.1094 42A13SE0083 42A13SE0083

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Tectonic Assemblage: Kidd-Munro

Geological Age: Neoarchean  



Geology Comments

Oct 08, 2014 (G Seim) - Strip log for diamond drill hole R-1 0-226 ft. casing, 226 - 600 ft. Gabbro/olivine diabase, 600 - 660 ft. Graphite, 660-675 Rhyolite, 675-682 Mafic intrusive.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided 1 Rhyolite Adjacent
Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided 2 Graphite Host
Diabase 3 Gabbro / Olivine Diabase Diabasic Near

Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Oct 08, 2014 (G Seim) - The graphitic interval from 600 ft. to 660 ft. returned the highest assays: the highest copper value, 0.47%, was obtained from 625 ft. to 630 ft. as well as the highest value in nickel, 0.1%. The highest zinc value, 0.70%, was obtained from 615 ft. to 620 ft.



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist files T-4516

Publication Number: Date:

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Timmins RGP office


Map - Timmins data series, Reid Township, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: P0700 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

Author: Hunt D.S., Maharaj D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Publication - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario

Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 42A-335  Date: 1985

Author: Rose, D.G.

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999


Map - Timmins data series, Reid Township, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: P0700 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

Author: Hunt D.S., Maharaj D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Core - Resident Geologist core library

Publication Number: Date: 1999

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Timmins RGP core library


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