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| Record Name(s) | Falconbridge DDH FEN35-01 - 2000 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2002-Jan-10 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Nov-01 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Nickel
Township or Area: Fenton
Latitude: 49° 0' 13.73" Longitude: -82° 32' 48.67"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 386869.862 Northing: 5429032.427 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42G02SE
Point Location Description: Drill collar at 1+0 S/0+70E on Falconbridge grid on claim P1226745
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible by driving south from Highway 11 (Kapuskasing) for 32 km along the Swanson Road.
1999-2000: Falconbridge Ltd. - ground geophysics, 2 ddh (217 m).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-4367, 2.20188 | 42G01NW2005 | 42G01NW2005 |
| T-4506, 2.20855 | 42G02SE2003 | 42G02SE2003 |
Province: Kapuskasing Structural Zone
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Amphibolite | 1 | Garnetiferous | Schist | Hanging Wall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ironstone-unsubdivided | 2 | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The highest zinc values were returned from asulphide-rich schist that has been interpreted as metamorphosed iron formation.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The highest assay was returned from a 0.43 m section of core that assayed 1720 ppm Zn. Other assays in the hole fell in the following ranges: Zn - 95 to 1180 ppm; Cu - 50 to 284 ppm; and Ni 15 to 93 ppm.
Map - Kapuskasing sheet, districts of Cochrane and Algoma, geological compilation series
Publication Number: P0398 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Bennett G., Brown D.D., George P.T., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology of the Saganash Lake-Wakusimi River area
Publication Number: ARV69-03 Date: 1997
Author: McMurchy R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Saganash Lake area, District of Cochrane, Ontario
Publication Number: M1960A Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: McMurchy R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Operation Kapuskasing
Publication Number: MP010 Date: 1967
Author: Bennett G., Brown D.D., George P.T., Leahy E.J., Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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