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Record: MDI42A15SW00044

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Inco DH 6232 - 1947
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2000-Feb-11
Date Last Modified 2022-Nov-10
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel

Secondary Commodities: Copper



Location

Township or Area: Little

Latitude: 48° 47' 31.96"    Longitude: -80° 56' 36.7"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 504147.664   Northing: 5404358.777    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A15SW

Point Location Description: Precise: DH collar, 200ft W & 900ft N of SE claim post, P.27702 (SE1/4, N1/2, L1, C6)

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1947--International Nickel Co.: DDH 1971--Vangulf Exploration Co: Mag, EM, DD 1976--Texasgulf Canada Ltd: Mag, HLEM 1979--Samim Canada Ltd.: AEM survey 1981--Norcen Energy Resources: Mag, HLEM 1986--Angela Developments Ltd: AMag, AVLF 1996--Falconbridge Ltd.: Mag, HLEM, DD (minor Cu, Zn and Ni values).


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-3740, 2.16647 42A15SW0068 42A15SW0068
T-268, 16 42A15SW0120 42A15SW0120
T-159, 15 42A15SW0158 42A15SW0158
2.780, T-0159 42A15SW0156 42A15SW0156
T-3740, W9660-00311 42A15SW0055 42A15SW0055

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Serpentinite 1 Serpentine Contains

Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (D Draper) - Drillhole #6232 (S45W, Dip -45, 539ft), intersected 1.8 ft of mineralized serpentine @ 323.2 feet (Q: splashes and vienlets of a black vein material which may be carb. A few scattered spks. of sulp.) which assayed 0.17% nickel and 0.13% copper over the interval. (AF T-268).



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist files T-1742, T-2438, T-2744B

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Location: Timmins RGP office


Map - Timmins data series, Little Township, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: P2308 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1980

Author: Hunt D.S., Richard J.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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

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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

Location:


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