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| Record Name(s) | Amax DDH 1187-06a-01 - 1983 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2001-Dec-17 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Nov-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc
Secondary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Puskuta
Latitude: 48° 53' 20.16" Longitude: -83° 33' 37.94"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 312308 Northing: 5418270 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42B13NE
Point Location Description: Drill collar in former claim P591562
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible via municipal road 583 south from Hearst for 5 km to the Bradley Road and then south on this road for 92 km. From here, travel east on the Brunswick Lake logging road for 8 km to the site.
1981-83: Amax Minerals Exploration and Norex J. V. - airborne geophysics, 1 ddh (91.46 m).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-2473, 11 | 42B13NE0021 | 42B13NE0021 |
| T-2473/ 2.4286 | 42G04SE0200 | 42G04SE0200 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Dayohessarah-Kabinakagami
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2.7 GA Geochron. Age Ref.: GOO Vol 1
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Amphibolite | 1 | Hornblende-Garnet | Sheared | Hanging Wall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ironstone-unsubdivided | 2 | Graphitic | Host | |
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 3 | Biotite-Sericite | Footwall |
May 12, 2014 (A Wilson) - The diamond drill hole intersected a sequence of banded siliceous metasediments (34 m) overlying a 6.8 m thick pyritic zone which in turn overlies a 1.7 m thick unit of graphite and graphitic argillite. The drill hole terminates in a sequence of banded siliceous metasedimentary rocks.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
May 12, 2014 (A Wilson) - The best intersection returned an assay of 1325 ppm Zn and 280 ppm Cu from a 0.96 m thick unit of graphitic argillite.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Disseminated |
Map - Fire River sheet, District of Algoma, geological compilation series
Publication Number: P0270 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
Author: Carlson H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Operation Chapleau, Missinaibi Lake sheet, districts of Algoma and Sudbury
Publication Number: P0672 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Thurston P.C., Siragusa G.M., Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
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