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Record: MDI42A14SE00053

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Falconbridge DDH MAN23-01 - 1998, Schumacher Property - 1998
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2002-Sep-11
Date Last Modified 2022-Nov-14
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper, Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Mann

Latitude: 48° 49' 10.62"    Longitude: -81° 0' 35.42"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 499277.76   Northing: 5407403.86    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A14SE

Point Location Description: Drill collar at 96+10N/92+00E on Falconbridge grid on patented claim 543NEC

Location Method: Based on Assessment

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

1997-2000: Falconbridge Ltd. - ground geophysics, 6 ddh (919 m), mapping, geochemistry.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-4351, 2.20163 42A14SE2010 42A14SE2010
T-4297, 2.19875 42A15SW2009 42A15SW2009
T-4178, 2.19072 42A15SW2007 42A15SW2007
T-4081, 2.18969 42A15SW2005 42A15SW2005
T-4082, 2.18970 42A15SW2006 42A15SW2006
T-4084, 2.18967 42A15SW2004 42A15SW2004

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Tectonic Assemblage: Stoughton-Roquemaure

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Intermediate Tuff 1 Tuff, Agglomerate Host
Claystone 2 Argillite Graphitic Hanging Wall
Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided 3 Wacke Footwall

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a sequence of intermediate to felsic tuffs and agglomerates interbedded with epiclastic rocks. The log describes some flows and flow breccias as well as feldspar-phyric felsic flows. The drill hole bottomed out in grewacke.




Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best intersection from the drill hole returned 4600 ppm Cu and 6760 ppm Zn over 1 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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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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