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Record: MDI42A14SW00021

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Inco DDH 27044 - 1965
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 2003-Aug-13
Date Last Modified 2022-Nov-11
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Lucas

Latitude: 48° 48' 3.26"    Longitude: -81° 14' 58.23"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 481677.653   Northing: 5405353.786    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A14SW

Point Location Description: Drill collar for Inco DDH 27044 SE 1/4 S 1/2 L 5 Con 1

Location Method: Based on Assessment

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



Exploration History

1963-66: Abitibi Price Inc. and International Nickel Co. - airborne geophysics, 1 ddh (512 ft). 1972: McIntyre Porcupine Mines - airborne geophysics.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-726, 10 42A14SW0475 42A14SW0475
63.4819 42A14SW0011 42A14SW0011
63.4838 42A14SE0106 42A14SE0106

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, Andesite Tuff, Sheared Host
Claystone 2 Argillite Host

Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - File T-3529 indicates that the drillhole returned an assay of 0.42% Zn over an undertermined length.



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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