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MDI42B05NW00032
| Record Name(s) | Westfield DDH 401-84-5 - 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-Apr-20 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Zinc
Township or Area: Rennie
Latitude: 48° 24' 33.08" Longitude: -83° 55' 26.09"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 283630.7 Northing: 5365912.41 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42B05NW
Point Location Description: Drill collar for Westfield DDH 401-84-5
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.
1984: Westfield Minerals Ltd. - DDH-4-1171 ft. 1993: Noranda Exploration Company Ltd. - mapping, geochemistry, geotechnical survey. 2007-2008: Chalice Diamond Corp. - airborne geophysics, prospecting. 2010: Rockcliff Resources Inc. - airborne geophysics
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| WP Rennie.4/2.15250 | 42B05NW0015 | 42B05NW0015 |
| WP Rennie.8 / 2.15258 | 42D15SW8400 | 42D15SW8400 |
| WP Meath.20 / 2.34531 | 20000002017 | 20000002017 |
| WP Rennie.30/ 2.40660 | 20000003905 | 20000003905 |
| WP Rennie.37 / 2.47153 | 20000006514 | 20000006514 |
| Rennie 0039A1 / 2.8424 | 42B05NW0072 | 42B05NW0072 |
| Rennie 0036A1 | 42B05NW0077 | 42B05NW0077 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Amphibolite
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Amphibolite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granitoid-Unsubdivided | 2 | Hanging Wall | ||
| Vein | 3 | Quartz-Carbonate | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Elevated zinc values were returned from medium- to coarse-grained amphibolite which has been cut by irregular sulphide-bearing quartz-carbonate veins.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Sep 09, 2013 (A Wilson) - Anomalous zinc values ranging from 205 to 3210 ppm Zn were obtained over 80 feet of amphibolitized mafic metavolcanic rocks. A 1 foot section of mafic metavolcanics returned 307 ppm Cu, 24 ppm Pb and 3210 ppm Zn.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 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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