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Record: MDI42A14NE00061

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Shell Resources DDH 7602-78-7 - 1978, Shell Anomaly No. Q, Grid 15C - 1977
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Feb-27
Date Last Modified 2022-Nov-14
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Zinc, Nickel

Secondary Commodities: Copper



Location

Township or Area: Reaume

Latitude: 48° 56' 31.37"    Longitude: -81° 10' 49.76"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 486783.318   Northing: 5421029.31    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A14NE

Point Location Description: Drill collar at 30W/0+25S on former claim P.492369

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.



Exploration History

1977-78: Shell Resources Canada Ltd. - ground geophysics, 1 ddh (90.83 m). 1987: Imperial Platinum Corp. - ground geophysics, mapping. 1995: Falconbridge Ltd. - ground geophysics.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-2955, 2.10878 42A14NE0006 42A14NE0006
T-1906, 2.2575 42A14NE8651 42A14NE8651
T-3640, 2.16137 42A14NE0046 42A14NE0046
T-2955, 2.10144 42A14NE0008 42A14NE0008
T-3640, W9560.00523 42A14NE0090 42A14NE0090

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Neoarchean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided 1 Andesite Adjacent
Mudstone 2 Graphitic Argillite Host
Breccia-unsubdivided 3 Intermediate Volcanic Near

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The drill hole intersected a sequence of intermediate metavolcanic flows interbedded with graphitic argillites and a thick unit of intermediate volcanic breccia. Sulphides are found disseminated throughout the intermediate flows. Pyrrhotite fragments form up to 8% of the graphitic argillite units.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
2ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
3SphaleriteEconomicOre
1PyriteEconomicGangue
2GraphiteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best Ni value was 0.15% Ni over 1.22 m. The best Zn value was 0.65% over 1.37 m. The best Cu value returned 0.13% Cu over 1.37 m.



Mineral Record Details

References

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:


Book - FILE TI0199, TIMMINS DCL

Publication Number: core lib Date: 1978

Author:

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.

Publisher Name:

Location:


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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