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MDI42B05NW00031
| Record Name(s) | Westfield DDH 401-84-7 - 1984 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2001-May-09 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-15 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc
Secondary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Rennie
Latitude: 48° 24' 41.22" Longitude: -83° 55' 40.5"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 283344 Northing: 5366175 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42B05NW
Point Location Description: Drill collar for Westfield drill hole 401-84-7
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The occurrence lies about 250 m south and west of Conboy Lake. It is accessible via the main haul road from either Dubreuilville in the west (68 km) or approximately 5 km along a secondary haul road that links the Renabie Road to the main haul road. The prospect is accessible by a short traverse to the site. Prior to 1996, the site was accessible only by float equipped aircraft or by traverse along a winter road from Colborne Lake.
1981-1984: Westfield Minerals Ltd. – orthophotography, mapping, soil geochemistry, IP survey, ground geophysics, DD-5-1678 ft. 1992: Noranda Exploration Company Limited - mapping
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Rennie 0033 A1 | 42B05NW0080 | 42B05NW0080 |
| Rennie 0037/2.8425 | 20000005047 | 20000005047 |
| Rennie 0034 / 2.7479 | 42B05NW0079 | 42B05NW0079 |
| Rennie 0036-A1 | 42B05NW0077 | 42B05NW0077 |
| Rennie 0040-A1 | 42B05NW0074 | 42B05NW0074 |
| Rennie 0040-B1 / 2.8721 | 42B05NW0073 | 42B05NW0073 |
| WP Rennie.5 / 2.14877 | 42B05NW8584 | 42B05NW8584 |
| Rennie 0039A1 / 2.8424 | 42B05NW0072 | 42B05NW0072 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Amphibolite
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Felsic Schist | 1 | Sericite Schist | Sheared | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amphibolite | 2 | Sheared | Host | |
| Vein | 3 | Quartz | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Anomalous zinc values are returned from quartz-eye sericite schist and narrow chalcopyrite-pyrite bearing quartz veins within the schist. Anomalous zinc values are also returned from sulphide bearing quartz-carbonate stringers in amphibolite units from the same drill hole.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Sericite | Alteration | Sericitization | 1 | Medium | Network |
Sep 09, 2013 (A Wilson) - Zinc values ranging from 69 ppm to 3360 ppm were returned from a roughly 100 foot long section of felsic to mafic metavolcanic rocks. Copper values ranged from 6 ppm to 200 ppm over 1.5 ft.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
Book - Rennie Township unpublished GDIF
Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1986
Author: Resident Geologist Staff
Publisher Name:
Location: SSM RGO
Map - Glasgow, Meath, and Rennie townships, Algoma and Sudbury districts
Publication Number: M2210 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1971
Author: Riley R.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Map - Rennie Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P0404 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Riley R.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Chapleau-Foleyet, geological compilation series, Algoma, Cochrane and Sudbury districts
Publication Number: M2221 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1976
Author: Thurston P.C., Sage R.P., Siragusa G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Glasgow, Meath, and Rennie townships, districts of Algoma and Sudbury
Publication Number: R090 Date: 1971
Author: Riley R.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
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