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| Record Name(s) | Inco DDH 27053 - 1965 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2003-Aug-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Nov-11 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc, Nickel
Township or Area: Lucas
Latitude: 48° 48' 36.33" Longitude: -81° 18' 5.21"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 477867.619 Northing: 5406388.727 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A14SW
Point Location Description: Drill collar for Inco DDH 27053; NW 1/4 N 1/2 Lot 9 Con 1
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is most easily accessible by helicopter from Timmins.
1965-66: Abitibi Price Inc. and International Nickel Co. Ltd. - airborne geophysics, 2 ddh (1138 ft). 1972: McIntyre Porcupine Mines - airborne geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.4819 | 42A14SW0011 | 42A14SW0011 |
| 63.4838 | 42A14SE0106 | 42A14SE0106 |
| 63.4837 | 42A14SW0015 | 42A14SW0015 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Host |
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| Claystone | 2 | Argillite | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Elevated values of zinc and silver were recovered from carbonate altered tuffaceous intermediate metavolcanic and carbonatized argillitic rocks.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assay from the drill hole returned 0.29% Zn over 5 ft. Inco drill hole 27062 returned an assay of 0.07% Ni over 6 ft.
Book - Core
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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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