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Record: MDI42A14NE00074

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Falconbridge DDH Duf66-01 - 1996
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2003-Oct-23
Date Last Modified 2022-Nov-14
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel



Location

Township or Area: Duff

Latitude: 48° 52' 56.41"    Longitude: -81° 4' 59.13"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 493908.234   Northing: 5414379.209    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A14NE

Point Location Description: Drill hole at 5+75S 3+0W on former Falconbridge grid on claim P.1204745

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

1995-96: Falconbridge Ltd. - ground geophysics, 1 ddh (236 m). 2000-01: East West Resource Corporation - ground geophysics. 2001: 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-4619, 2.21664 42A15NW2005 42A15NW2005
T-4435, 2.20472 42A14NE2005 42A14NE2005
T-3739, W9660.00313 42A14NE0089 42A14NE0089
T-4721, 2.24019 42A15NW2006 42A15NW2006
T-3739, 2.16305 42A14NE0065 42A14NE0065



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Peridotite 1 Peridotite Host

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilliing intersected a sequence of massive peridotite.




Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Nickel values along the length of the core range from 501 ppm to 2385 ppm over 1.5 m.



Mineral Record Details

References

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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