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Record: MDI42B16SW00001

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Stratabound DDH SF-96-4 - 1996
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2002-Jan-23
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-21
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel

Secondary Commodities: Gold, Copper



Location

Township or Area: Watson

Latitude: 48° 45' 36.45"    Longitude: -82° 18' 12.26"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 404209.76   Northing: 5401610.02    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42B16SW

Point Location Description: Drill collar at 200E/0+75S on Stratabound grid on claim 1204249

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: Access to the site is by helicopter or by overland traverse from Mallett logging roads into Nova township.



Exploration History

1965: Keevil Mining – GL, Comp. 1976-77: Noranda Exploration Co Ltd. - ground geophysics, 1 ddh (403 ft). 1996: Stratabound Minerals Corp. - ground geophysics, 1 ddh (1070 ft). 2005: Pacific North West Capital Corp. – GL, GC, Assays, Pr, Samp. 2006: Pacific North West Capital Corp. – GC. 2007: Xstrata Canada Corporation – DD – 4 – 1058m, Assays. Pacific North West Capital Corp. – EM, Mag.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-1844 / 2.2516 42B16SW0304 42B16SW0304
T-3815 / W9660-00518 42B16SW0010 42B16SW0010
T-5305 / 2.31856 20000001245 20000001245
T-5346 / 2.32280 20000001342 20000001342
T-5732 / 2.37644 20000003299 20000003299
T-5805 / 2.39868 20000003613 20000003613
T-3815 / 2.16837 42B16SW0009 42B16SW0009
T-1844 / 13 42B16SW0003 42B16SW0003

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Peridotite 1 Talc-Rich Host
Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided 2 Dacitic Hanging Wall
Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided 3 Footwall

Lithology Comments

Sep 29, 2014 (A Wilson) - Elevated nickel values are found in a narrow unit of talc-rich volcanic within a unit of fine-grained, intermediate metavolcanics. Discontinuous bands of sulphides become prominent with depth. Garnetiferous mafic metavolcanics are found near the bottom of the hole.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
2ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
3PentlanditeEconomicOre
1PyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assays returned 1200 ppm Ni, 45 ppm Cu over 5 ft; 1090 ppm Ni, 61 ppm Cu over 5 ft and 1010 ppm Ni, 75 ppm Cu over 4.6 ft.



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist files T-1044

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Location: Timmins RGP office


Map - Geological series, Operation Chapleau, Horwood Lake sheet, districts of Algoma, Cochrane, and Sudbury

Publication Number: P0673 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:


Map - Geological Compilation of the Timmins Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt

Publication Number: P3379 Scale: 1:100,000    Date: 1998

Author: Ayer J.A., Trowell N.F.

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Location:


Map - Elsas sheet, districts of Cochrane and Algoma, geological compilation series

Publication Number: P0271 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1998

Author: Carlson H.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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

Publication Number: P2109 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1980

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

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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