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Record: MDI42A15SW00032

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Norcen DH Tp-1980-9 - 1980
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1981-Feb-23
Date Last Modified 2022-Nov-10
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Zinc

Secondary Commodities: Copper



Location

Township or Area: Little

Latitude: 48° 47' 9.98"    Longitude: -80° 59' 13.07"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 500957.665   Northing: 5403678.78    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A15SW

Point Location Description: Precise: DH collar in Claim P.521829, NE 1/4, S 1/2, Lot 5, Conc VI ( AF T-1966.4)

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1971--Amax Potash Ltd.: AMag, AEM surveys 1973--Amax Potash Ltd.: Drilling 2 claims to north of Norcen occ.; minor Zn, Cu, Ag values obtained (DH TX-98-73) 1979--Samim Canada Ltd.: AEM survey 1980--Norcen Energy Resources: Mag, EM survey; drilling 1986--Angela Developments Ltd: AMag, AVLF.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-2418, 2.4896 42A15SW0146 42A15SW0146
T-1966, 2.3030 42A15SW0151 42A15SW0151
T-1966.4, 2.3334 42A15SW0149 42A15SW0149
T-163, 2.1156 42A15SW0155 42A15SW0155
T-163, 2.839 42A15SW0026 42A15SW0026

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Intermediate Tuff 1 Dacitic Tuff Adjacent
Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry 2 Porphyry Breccia Adjacent
Breccia-unsubdivided 3 Sulphide-Graphite Contains

Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (D Draper) - Drillhole (140.2m, Az 040, Dip -60) intersected 3 brecciated sulphide-graphite zones assaying up to 1700 pm Zn over 1 meter and 192 ppm Cu over 1 metre. Only sulphide observed in core was pyrite (per log in AF T-1966.4D).



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist file T-2744

Publication Number: Date:

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Timmins RGP office


Map - Precambrian Geology of Tully and Little Townships

Publication Number: P3351 Scale: 1:20,000    Date: 1996

Author: Berger B.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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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