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MDI42B09SW00006
| Record Name(s) | Nova TX-81-72 - 1980 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1980-Oct-10 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-21 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc
Secondary Commodities: Silver
Township or Area: Nova
Latitude: 48° 33' 32.65" Longitude: -82° 24' 32.18"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 396041.31 Northing: 5379399.86 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42B09SW
Point Location Description: Transfer
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1964: Keevil Mining Group: Comp. 1971: Amax Potash Ltd.: AEM. Amax Exploration Inc.: AMag. 1972: Amax Potash Ltd.: DD - 4 1436 ft, Assays. Amax Potash Ltd.: DD - 2 - 674 ft, Assays. Amax Potash Ltd.: DD - 1 - 507 ft, Assays.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-721 / 2.528 | 42B09SW0023 | 42B09SW0023 |
| T-721 / 17 | 42B09SW0031 | 42B09SW0031 |
| T-721 / 14 | 42B09SW0035 | 42B09SW0035 |
| T-721 / 2.909 | 42B09SW0024 | 42B09SW0024 |
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
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Siliceous | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feldspar Porphyry | 2 | Feldspathic | Massive | Adjacent |
| Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Sericitic | Foliated | Near |
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 4 | Amphibolitic | Adjacent |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Sphalerite | Economic | Gangue |
Jul 25, 2014 (P Bousquet) - The mineralization is contained in a silicified rhyo-dacitic tuff. Hole TX-81-72 intersected five feet grading 7100ppm Zn and 2 ppm Ag (T-0721).
File - Resident Geologist files T-1044
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Location: Timmins RGP office
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:
MonoMap - Geology of the Belford-Strachan area, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: R078 Date: 1969
Author: Bennett G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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 - Precambrian Geology, Montcalm Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: R300 Date: 1997
Author: MacTavish A.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Nova Township
Publication Number: M2642 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 1997
Author: MacTavish A.D., Henderson I.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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