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Record: MDI42A15SW00048

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Falconbridge DDH Aur11-02 - 1996
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2002-Aug-28
Date Last Modified 2022-Nov-10
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel

Secondary Commodities: Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Aurora

Latitude: 48° 48' 19.38"    Longitude: -80° 48' 39.7"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 513875.684   Northing: 5405838.791    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A15SW

Point Location Description: Drill collar at 5+80N/3+0E on Falconbridge grid on claim P1200983

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: Access to the site is via highway 11 for approximately 4 km north of the intersection with highway 578. The drill set-up was in a swamp to the east of the train tracks.



Exploration History

1995-96: Falconbridge Ltd. - ground geophysics, 1 ddh (192 m).


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-3738, 2.16291 42A15SW0044 42A15SW0044
T-3740, 2.17599 42A15NW0026 42A15NW0026
T-3738, W9560-00463 42A15SW0007 42A15SW0007
2.17658, T-3740 42A15NW0028 42A15NW0028

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
Gabbroid-Unsubdivided 1 Carbonate-Altered Host

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a sequence of carbonate altered mafic metavolcanics. Some possible pillow remanents were observed in core, but the flows appear to be massive,and medium-grained for the most part. Some narrow wacke interflow metasediments were also observed. Sulphides are found disseminated throughout the mafic metavolcanics and within narrow quartz veins and fractures.




Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A 1 m section of drill core returned an assay of 1150 ppm Ni. The best Zn assay returned 1590 ppm Zn over 1.1 m.



Mineral Record Details

References

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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