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| Record Name(s) | Shell Resources DDH 7802-78-4 - 1978, Shell Anomaly N, Grid 15 - 1977 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-27 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Nov-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel
Secondary Commodities: Gold, Zinc
Township or Area: Reaume
Latitude: 48° 56' 24.72" Longitude: -81° 9' 6.5"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 488883.32 Northing: 5420819.3 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A14NE
Point Location Description: Drill collar at L11W/2+90S on former claim P.492425
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The property is located approximately 50 km north of Timmins and 15 km southwest of Cochrane. It can be accessed by travelling south from highway 11 on the Dunn Lake Road. A logging road which turns off the Dunn Lake Road runs along the south edge of the survey area.
1977-78: Shell Canada Resources Ltd. - ground geophysics, 1 ddh (124.05 m). 1987: Imperial Platinum Corp. - ground geophysics, mapping.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-1906, 2.2575 | 42A14NE8651 | 42A14NE8651 |
| T-2955, 2.10144 | 42A14NE0008 | 42A14NE0008 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Intermediate Tuff | 1 | Andesite | Tuff | Hanging Wall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mudstone | 2 | Graphitic Argillite | Host | |
| Breccia-unsubdivided | 3 | Andesite | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The drill hole intersected a sequence of intermediate tuffs interbedded with argillite and graphitic argillite. Lower down in the sequence narrow units of volcanic breccia return elevated nickel values.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Graphite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assay returned 0.08% Ni over 0.7 m. The best zinc assay returned 0.36% Zn over 1.54 m, the best Au value returned 0.002 oz/t Au over 1.52 m.
Map - Timmins data series, Reaume Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P0767-REV Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Carey E.R., Hunt D.S., Richard J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Core - Drill Core Library TI-0195
Publication Number: core lib Date: 1978
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Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP
Map - Reaume Township
Publication Number: P0013 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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 - Geological Compilation: Brower, Duff, Fournier, Hanna, Lamarche, Little, Mann, McCart, Newmarket, Reaume, St. John and Tully Townships
Publication Number: P3391 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1999
Author: Barrie C.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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