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Record: MDI42A15SW00047

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Falconbridge DDH New-12-01 - 1995
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2002-Aug-13
Date Last Modified 2022-Nov-10
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel



Location

Township or Area: Newmarket

Latitude: 48° 48' 14.31"    Longitude: -80° 54' 38.01"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 506567.664   Northing: 5405668.781    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A15SW

Point Location Description: Drill collar at 6+0N/3+20E on claim P1200951

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: Access to the grid is by fixed wing aircraft from Timmins to Devonshire Lake. A shore 25 m walk acess the central edge of the grid.



Exploration History

1995-96: Falconbridge Ltd. - ground geophysics, 1 ddh (173 m).


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-3738, 2.16312 42A15SW0033 42A15SW0033
T-3738, W9660-00326 42A15SW0060 42A15SW0060

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Neoarchean   Geochronological Age: 2706 MA   Geochron. Age Ref.: MP 169 P. 75



Lithology

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

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling interseted a thick sequence of massive, coarse-grained peridotite. Narrow serpentine veins containing native copper cross cut the peridotite at depth.




Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assay returned 2480 ppm Ni over 3 m in drill core.



Mineral Record Details

References

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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