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| Record Name(s) | Akron Anomaly - 1960, Oba River - 1985, Algoma Ore Properties DDH No. 1 - 1958 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2001-Dec-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Nov-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Asbestos
Township or Area: Irving
Latitude: 48° 55' 10.89" Longitude: -84° 6' 3.33"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 712374 Northing: 5422580 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42C16NE
Point Location Description: approximate location of serpentinized outcrop
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible by rail from Hawk Junction, or alternatively, the site is accessible by a series of logging roads heading south west from Hearst.
1960-63: Algoma Ore Properties Ltd. - airborne geophysics, mapping, ground geophysics, 2 ddh (1435 ft). 1989: Manridge Exploration Ltd. - airbone geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| WT Irving.1/2.12778 | 42C16SE0001 | 42C16SE0001 |
| Irving 0010 | 42G12NE0002 | 42G12NE0002 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Dayohessarah-Kabinakagami
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2.7 GA Geochron. Age Ref.: GOO Vol 1
May 13, 2014 (A Wilson) - Diamond drill logs from the property describe serpentinized pyroxene in an unnamed rock type. The drill hole(s) intersected multiple zones of massive serpentinized rock. Magnetite or possibly chromite was identified in core.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbro | 1 | Serpentinized Peridotite Or Gabbro | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 2 | Hornblende-Chlorite | Near | |
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 3 | Near |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tremolite | Economic | Ore |
May 13, 2014 (A Wilson) - The log from a 1958 drill log indicates that a ½ inch seam of white talc bordered by narrow seams of light blue asbsestos was observed. All seams were less than 1/8 of an inch wide. The asbestos was initially identified as crocodolite-type. A second drill hole drilled by Algoma Ore in the same general vicinity intersected numerous seams of serpentine ranging from 1-5% asbestos
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Industrial |
File - Resident Geologist files Hawkins 0020
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Location: Timmins RGP office
Map - Oba area, District of Algoma, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM38C Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Maynard J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Oba area, District of Algoma
Publication Number: ARV38-06.004 Page: 125 Date: 1998
Author: Maynard J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Louise Township and north part of Dieppe Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P0498 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Card K.D., Palonen P.A., Fox J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Notes on mineral occurrences, Hornepayne sheet map P.476, geological compilation series
Publication Number: MP020 Page: 8 Date: 1968
Author: Giblin P.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Book - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 240 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Mono - Industrial minerals of northern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC026 Page: 103-104 Date: 1985
Author: Vos M.A., Abolins T., McKnight R.L.W., Smith V.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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