Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI42A15SW00046
| Record Name(s) | Falconbridge DDH New15-02 - 1995 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2002-Aug-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Nov-10 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc, Lead
Township or Area: Newmarket
Latitude: 48° 48' .11" Longitude: -80° 50' 23.11"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 511767.678 Northing: 5405238.783 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A15SW
Point Location Description: Drill collar at 5+60N/3+00N on former claim P1200998
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: Access to the grid is by way of highway 11, north from Iroquois Falls to the township line between McCart and Newmarket townships. Follow an ATV access road along the township line for approximately 2.4 km.
1995-96: Falconbridge Limited - ground geophysics, 2 ddh (412 m).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-3738, 2.16313 | 42A15SW0048 | 42A15SW0048 |
| T-3738, W9660-00321 | 42A15SW0058 | 42A15SW0058 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Claystone | 1 | Argillite | Graphitic | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic Tuff | 2 | Tuff | Footwall | |
| Granodiorite | 3 | Hanging Wall |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a graphitic, pyritic metasediment overlying a mafic tuff.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assay returned 8620 ppm Zn and 2100 ppm Pb over 1.81 m.
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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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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