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Record: MDI42B01SW00020

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Falconbridge DDH Kth13-01 - 1992
Related Record Type Simple
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2002-Feb-08
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-05
Created By A Wilson
Revised By P Bousquet

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper, Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Keith

Latitude: 48° 4' 28.48"    Longitude: -82° 20' 8.02"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 400517.84   Northing: 5325452.21    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42B01SW

Point Location Description: Drill collar at 98+50N/104+70E on claim P1160695

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: The site is located approximately 90 km west-southwest of Timmins. The site is located 3.5 km east of the Foleyet Timber logging road and 16-18 km south of highway 101.



Exploration History

1972: Dome Exploration Canada - airborne magnetometer survey. 1991-92: Falconbridge Ltd. - ground geophysics, 1 ddh (197 m).


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-3446 / 42B01SW8543 42B01SW8543
T-3446 / 2.14026 42B01SE0302 42B01SE0302
T-249 / 2.1027 42B01NE0161 42B01NE0161

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Swayze

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Mudstone 1 Graphitic Argillite Host

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a sequence of graphitic argillite and tuffaceous metasediments.




Mineralization Comments

Mar 19, 2015 (A Wilson) - The best assay was returned from 0.3 m section of graphitic argillite, 8760 ppm Zn, 1850 ppm Cu. Other values ranged from 601 ppm - 6260 ppm Zn and 92 ppm to 1190 ppm Cu (T-3446).



Alteration Comments

Mar 19, 2015 (P Bousquet) - Lithogeochemical samples taken from the drill core did not identify any areas of alkali depletion (T-3446).




Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Patricia Showing-Hoodoo Prospect, Minor Element Data

Publication Number: OFM0215 Scale: 1:250    Date: 1993

Author: Siragusa G.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey


MonoMap - Precambrian Geology, Northern Swayze Greenstone Belt

Publication Number: R297 Scale:     Date: 1995

Author: Ayer J.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey


Map - Precambrian Geology, Northern Swayze Greenstone Belt

Publication Number: M2627 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 1995

Author: Ayer J.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey


Map - Geophysical/geochemical series, north Swayze-Montcalm area, airborne electromagnetic survey, total intensity magnetic survey

Publication Number: M81376 Scale: 1:20,000    Date: 1990

Author: Geoterrex Ltd.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey


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