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Record: MDI42B08NW00002

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Area-Nova - 1991, Ivanhoe-Nova - 1991
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Feb-13
Date Last Modified 2022-Apr-26
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper



Location

Township or Area: Nova

Latitude: 48° 28' 24.67"    Longitude: -82° 23' 28.76"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 397168.12   Northing: 5369866.97    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42B08NW

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

1964- Area Mines Ltd.: DD – 1 – 391ft. 1992- Filo, J.K.: GL1993- Filo, J.K.: GC, GL, Pr. 1994- Filo, J.K. and Jones, D.V.: Assays, Pr. 1994-1995- Filo, J.K. and Jones, D.V.: Str.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-3559 / 2.15032 42B08NW0050 42B08NW0050
T-3559 / W9560-00007 42B08NW0008 42B08NW0008
T-3559 / 2.15475 42B08NW0007 42B08NW0007
T-4200 / OP92-00272 32D05NW0112 32D05NW0112
T-879 42B08NW0005 42B08NW0005

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Belford-Montcalm

Geological Age: Archean   Geochronological Age: 2702+/-2 MA   Geochron. Age Ref.: GR 300 P. 6



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Quartz Arenite 1 Chloritic Banded, Massive, Gneissic Host

Lithology Comments

Jul 25, 2014 (P Bousquet) - Hole 2 intersected grunerite schist interbedded with banded massive quartzite, containing stringers of pyrite, pyrrhotite (T-879).




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1ChalcopyriteEconomicGangue
2MagnetiteEconomicGangue
3PyriteEconomicGangue
4PyrrhotiteEconomicGangue
ChloriteAlterationChloritic1MediumDisseminated

Mineralization Comments

Jul 25, 2014 (P Bousquet) - Flecks of chalcopyrite were observed in the core of hole 2 (T-879).



Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Nova and Strachan townships, Cochrane District

Publication Number: M2182 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1969

Author: Bennett G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Publication - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario

Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 42B-64  Date: 1985

Author: Rose, D.G.

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999


Map - Timmins data series, Nova Township, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: P2112 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1980

Author: Hunt D.S., MacRae B.A., Maharaj D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of the Belford-Strachan area, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: R078 Page: 22  Date: 1969

Author: Bennett G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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