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| Record Name(s) | Mespi R-12 - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-30 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-21 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold, Copper
Township or Area: Reid
Latitude: 48° 45' 53.86" Longitude: -81° 32' 19.61"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 460407.16 Northing: 5401468.22 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A13SE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Based on Assessment
1964: Mespi Mines Ltd. – AEM, AMag. Canadian Javelin Ltd. – AEM, EM, Mag.1965-66: Mespi Mines Ltd. – EM.1966: Mespi Mines Ltd. – Grav, Mag. Mespi Mines Ltd- diamond-drilled hole R-12 on claime p.8339. The hole was drilled bearing grid north as -50 degrees. Holes R-13 and R-14 were drilled on the same azimuth 200 and 600 ft. to the east with no assays reported. 1970: Hollinger Mines Ltd. – AEM, AMag. 1971: Newmont Mining Corp. – AMag, ARAD. 1972: Hollinger Mines Ltd.- EM, Mag. Newmont Mining Corp. – IP, Mag. 1974: Hollinger Mines Ltd.- EM. Newmont Mining Corp. – DD, GL. 1998-99: Falconbridge Ltd.- EM, Mag.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-0040 / 2.591 | 42A13SE0085 | 42A13SE0085 |
| T-0040 / 2.1094 | 42A13SE0083 | 42A13SE0083 |
| T-0560 / 2.251 | 42A13SE0382 | 42A13SE0382 |
| T-0560 / 2.968 | 42A13SE0088 | 42A13SE0088 |
| T-0560 / 2.969 | 42A13SE0300 | 42A13SE0300 |
| T-0741 / | 42A13SE0131 | 42A13SE0131 |
| T-0741 / 63.1327 | 42A13SE0096 | 42A13SE0096 |
| T-0741 / 63.1967 | 42A13SE0097 | 42A13SE0097 |
| T-0741 / 63.2096 | 42A13SW0091 | 42A13SW0091 |
| T-0787 / 63.1327 | 42A13SE0096 | 42A13SE0096 |
| T-0935 / 63.1552 | 42A13SE0106 | 42A13SE0106 |
| T-4331 / 2.20041 | 42A13SE2004 | 42A13SE2004 |
| T-0040 / 2.1505 | 42A13SE0079 | 42A13SE0079 |
| T-0040 / 2.1511 | 42A13SE0081 | 42A13SE0081 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Tectonic Assemblage: Kidd-Munro
Geological Age: Neoarchean
Dec 07, 2005 (G Seim) - Hole R-12 had 162 ft. casing. 162 - 348 ft. quartz-phyric rhyodacite with bleached, chloritized, badly fractured interval from 25 ft. to 325 ft., 348 - 423 ft. Andesite/diorite, 423 - 502 ft. Rhyodacite with occasional chalcopyrite trace, 502 - 615 ft. Quartz diorite, 615 ft. EOH.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Rhyodacite, Quartz Porphyric | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Andesite/Diorite | Near | |
| Quartz Diorite | 3 | Quartz Diorite | Near |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Chlorite | Alteration | Chloritic | 1 | Strong | Replacement |
Dec 07, 2005 (G Seim) - The interval from 284.5 to 289.5 ft. (5.0 ft.) returned assays of 0.02 opt Au, 0.16 opt Ag, and 1.03% Cu and the interval from 294.5 to 299.0 ft. (4.5 ft.) returned Tr. Au, 0.06 opt Ag, and 0.24% Cu.
Dec 07, 2005 (G Seim) - Bleaching accompanies chloritized interval.
File - Resident Geologist files T-4516
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
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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-336 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Core - R-12 Core log, Rock core
Publication Number: TI1126 Date: 1966
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP core library
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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Location:
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