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Record: MDI42A14SW00033

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Rio Algom DDH JC-90-2 - 1990
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 2003-Sep-17
Date Last Modified 2022-Nov-11
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Crawford

Latitude: 48° 48' 14.62"    Longitude: -81° 25' 2.31"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 469357.45   Northing: 5405758.474    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A14SW

Point Location Description: Drill collar on L22E/13+75N, S1/2 lot 8 con 1

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1990: Rio Agom Exploration Inc. - 2 ddh (348.5 m), ground geophysics.


Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Neoarchean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided 1 Massive, Pillowed Hanging Wall
Claystone 2 Argillite Host

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a sequence of massive to pillowed mafic metavolcanics interbedded with graphitic argillite and minor chemical sediments. Some brecciated argillites were observed.




Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assay returned a value of 4500 ppm Zn, 325 pm Cu over 1.2 m in argillite.



Mineral Record Details

References

Core - Drill Core Library

Publication Number: drill core Date:

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Location: Timmins RGP


File - Resident Geologist file T-3573

Publication Number: Date:

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Location: Timmins RGP office


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 - Crawford Township, District of Cochrane, Timmins data series

Publication Number: P0487 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

Author: Leahy E.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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