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Record: MDI42A14NW00021

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Shell DDH 7602-78-21 - 1978
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 2003-Aug-13
Date Last Modified 2022-Nov-11
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Lucas

Latitude: 48° 52' 54.36"    Longitude: -81° 17' 37.28"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 478468.08   Northing: 5414354.134    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A14NW

Point Location Description: Drill collar for Shell 7603-78-21 on former claim P49475

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: The site is most easily accessible by helicopter from Timmins.



Exploration History

1977-78: Shell Resources Canada Ltd. - ground geophysics, 1 ddh (138.7 m). 1985: Kidd Creek Mines Ltd. - OVD.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-1905, 2.2574 42A14SE0080 42A14SE0080
T-2949, 2.8467 42A14SW0006 42A14SW0006
T-1905, 2.2829 42A15NW0008 42A15NW0008

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 Tuff Hanging Wall
Mudstone 2 Graphitic Argillite Host
Intermediate Tuff 3 Sericitic Tuff Footwall

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The drill log describes a section of intermediate to felsic tuffs interbedded with argillaceous tuffs. All units are variably graphitic and mineralized with pyrite. The drill hole terminates in something described as a sericitic tuff.




Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assay returned 0.08% Zn and 0.01% Cu over 1.52 m in argillaceous tuff.



Mineral Record Details

References

Book - Core

Publication Number: drill core Date:

Author:

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Location: Timmins RGP


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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