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Record: MDI42A14SE00033

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Inco DDH 18172 - 1963, Inco North - 1963, Anomaly 8-104 - 1963, Hollinger Mann 5 Property - 1976
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Feb-26
Date Last Modified 2022-Nov-14
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Zinc, Nickel

Secondary Commodities: Copper



Location

Township or Area: Mann

Latitude: 48° 50' 31.1"    Longitude: -81° 1' 25.96"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 498247.903   Northing: 5409888.966    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A14SE

Point Location Description: Drill collar at 4+00S/0+80W on former claim P.53045

Location Method: Other Literature

Access Description: The property is located approximately 30 km NNE of the Kidd Creek Mine and is accessible via highway 11 north of Tunis. The site is accessible via 2WD vehicle along concession road 4&5 past the Tunis power plant and then along two bush road. The final trail to the property is best accessed by ATV.



Exploration History

1948-63: International Nickel Co. of Canada Ltd. - 2 ddh (271 ft), ground geophysics. 1950-51: Canadian Johns Manville - ground geophysics, 8 ddh (4789 ft). 1967: Quebec Cobalt and Exploration Ltd. - ground geophysics. 1975: Hollinger Gold Mines Ltd. - mapping, ground geophysics, 1 ddh (370.0 ft). 1985-87: Noranda Exploration - ground geophysics, 1 ddh (151.2 m), airborne geophysics. 1995-96: Falconbridge Ltd. - ground geophysics, 2 ddh (357 m).


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-266, 63.183 42A14SE0336 42A14SE0336
T-399, 63.216 42A15SW0035 42A15SW0035
T-3740, 2.17819 42A15NW0027 42A15NW0027
T-3740, 2.16038 42A14SE0012 42A14SE0012
T-3740, W9560-00461 42A14SE0011 42A14SE0011
T-3740, 2.16649 42A15SW0065 42A15SW0065
T-3740, W9660-00322 42A14SE0031 42A14SE0031
T-399, 12 42A14SE0345 42A14SE0345

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Neoarchean   Geochronological Age: 2706 +/- 3 MA   Geochron. Age Ref.: MP 169 P. 74



Lithology

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

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a sequence of peridotite crosscut by numerous serpentinized fractures throughout.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1CopperEconomicOre
1PyrrhotiteEconomicGangue
2PyriteEconomicGangue
3AsbestosEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best intersection from the drill hole returned0.01% Cu and 0.24% Ni over 15 ft. Drill hole MA5-2-76 drilled by Hollinger returned a best Ni assay of 2010 ppm over 5 ft in pyroxenite and a best Cu value of 3620 ppm Cu and 1730 ppm Ni over 1 ft in pyroxenite. Falconbridge drill hole MAN43-02 intersected a 1.71 m section that assayed 5240 ppm Zn and 544 ppm Cu.



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist files T-1394, T-1656, T-3044

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Location: Timmins RGP office


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

Publication Number: P0755-REV Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

Author: Hunt D.S., Richard J.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 131  Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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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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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

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Map - Hanna-Coulson sheet, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: P0132 Scale: 1:63,360    Date: 1997

Author: Ginn R.M., Leahy E.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Map - Pamour sheet, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: P0139 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1997

Author: Ginn R.M., Fenwick K.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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