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Record: MDI42F03NE00001

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Brinex DDH M78-2 - 1978
Related Record Type Simple
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 2001-Nov-27
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-05
Created By A Wilson
Revised By A Wilson

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper

Secondary Commodities: Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Lessard

Latitude: 49° 14' 43.55"    Longitude: -85° 1' 13.21"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 644080.65   Northing: 5456625.66    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42F03NE

Point Location Description: Drill collar in former claim P501199

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: The property is accessible by air from Hornepayne.



Exploration History

1977-78: Brinex Limited - geochemistry, ground geophysics, 1 ddh (407 ft).


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-1919 / 2.2864 42F06SW0002 42F06SW0002
T-1919 / 10 42F07SW0005 42F07SW0005
T-1919/ 2.3094 42F07SW0006 42F07SW0006

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Quetico

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Gneiss-Unsubdivided 1 Quartz-Feldspar-Biotite Host
Pegmatite 2 Adjacent

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Narrow sulphide-rich bands are commonly observed in biotite-quartz-feldspar gneiss. Narrow pegmatite dikes and veins are also present.




Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Apr 30, 2014 (A Wilson) - Assays from diamond drill core returned assays ranging from 0.01% to 0.04% Cu over 2-3 feet; and 0.005% to 0.01% Zn over 2-3 ft.



Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Hornepayne sheet, districts of Algoma and Cochrane, Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury mining divisions, geological compilation series

Publication Number: P0476 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1997

Author: Giblin P.E.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines


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