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Record: MDI42A14NE00073

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Noranda DDH D-73-9 - 1973
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 2003-Oct-23
Date Last Modified 2022-Nov-14
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper

Secondary Commodities: Silver



Location

Township or Area: Duff

Latitude: 48° 52' 31.29"    Longitude: -81° 5' 35.42"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 493168.215   Northing: 5413604.198    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A14NE

Point Location Description: Drill collar on former claim P-353637

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: Access to the SW quadrant of Duff Twp is difficult. The easiest approach is from the south where bush trails lead northwards from the end of the gravel road which ends at the Texmont Deposit.



Exploration History

1972-73: Noranda Exploration - ground geophysics, 1 ddh (347 ft). 1995: Falconbridge Limited - ground geophysics. 2000-01: East West Resource Corporation - ground geophysics. 2002: First Point Minerals - ground geophysics


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-4721, 2.24019 42A15NW2006 42A15NW2006
T-4619, 2.21664 42A15NW2005 42A15NW2005
T-4435, 2.20472 42A14NE2005 42A14NE2005
T-1546, 22 42A14SE0192 42A14SE0192
2.1194, T-1546 42A14SE0083 42A14SE0083

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Neoarchean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Intermediate Tuff 1 Dacite Tuff Host

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a sequence of dacitic tuffs that contain graphitic fragments, and display patches of pyrite some of which contain up to 1% sphalerite.




Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assay returned 0.01% Cu and 0.07 oz/t Ag over 30 ft.



Mineral Record Details

References

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

Publication Number: P0728-REV Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

Author: Carey E.R., Hunt D.S., Richard J.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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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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