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Record: MDI42A14NE00062

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Shell Resources DDH 7602-78-25 - 1978, Shell Anomaly M, Grid 16-17C - 1978
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Feb-27
Date Last Modified 2022-Nov-14
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Zinc, Nickel



Location

Township or Area: Reaume

Latitude: 48° 55' 13.04"    Longitude: -81° 10' 28.1"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 487218.311   Northing: 5418609.302    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A14NE

Point Location Description: Drill collar at 28S/6+90E on former claim P.492459

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 Canada Resources Ltd. - ground geophysics, 1 ddh (86.87 m). 1987: Imperial Platinum Corp. - ground geophysics, mapping. 1993: Falconbridge Ltd. - ground geophysics, 3 ddh (823 m).


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-1906, 2.2575 42A14NE8651 42A14NE8651
T-3640, W9460.00137 42A14NE0016 42A14NE0016
T-2955, 2.10144 42A14NE0008 42A14NE0008
2.10878, T-2955 42A14NE0006 42A14NE0006
T-3640, 2.15460 42A14NE0001 42A14NE0001

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Neoarchean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Intermediate massive flow 1 Andesite Massive Adjacent
Gabbro 2 Gabbro Hanging Wall
Feldspar Porphyry 3 Feldspar Adjacent
Mudstone 4 Graphitic Argillite Host

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The drill hole intersected a sequence of gabbro, intermediate metavolcanic flows, graphitic argillite and cherty argillaceous breccia. Narrow feldspar porphyry dikes and dioritic intrusions also are found in the sequence.




Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assays returned 0.03% Ni and 0.03% Zn over 1.82 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 TI-0216, TIMMINS DCL

Publication Number: core lib Date: 1977

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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