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Record: MDI42A15SW00043

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Pekarik DDH No. 1 - 1973
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Mar-27
Date Last Modified 2022-Nov-10
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel

Secondary Commodities: Copper



Location

Township or Area: Aurora

Latitude: 48° 49' 8.24"    Longitude: -80° 46' 43.68"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 516237.694   Northing: 5407353.808    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A15SW

Point Location Description: Drill collar at 2+00S/8+00E on former claim 354200

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: The site is accessible by driving north from highway 578 along the Nellie Lake road for approximately 5 km, and then along a bush acess road for approximately 2.5 km.



Exploration History

1959: Lake Osu Mines Ltd. - ground geophysics. 1973-75: R. Pekarik - ground geophysics, 1 ddh (500 ft).


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-1523, 2.1141 42A15SW0502 42A15SW0502
2.1676, T-1523 41P15SW0501 41P15SW0501

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Peridotite 1 Peridotite Serpentinized Host

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a sequence of gabbro and serpentinized peridotite. Disseminated sulphides are common throughout the drill core.




Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assay returned 0.22% Ni over 5 ft from core. The best Cu value was 0.10% Cu over 1 ft.



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist files T-26

Publication Number: Date:

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Timmins RGP office


Map - Aurora Township, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: P0152 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

Author: Ginn R.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Map - Geological Compilation: Fox, Stimson, Pyne, Mortimer, Sherring, Aurora, Edwards, Wesley, Calvert, Terry and Rickard Townships

Publication Number: P3393 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 1999

Author: Barrie C.T.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Map - Geological Compilation of the Lake Abitibi Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt

Publication Number: P3398 Scale: 1:100,000    Date: 1999

Author: Ayer J.A., Berger B.R., Trowell N.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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