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Record: MDI42G09SW00001

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Shell DH 7801-79-2 - 1979
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 2001-Oct-24
Date Last Modified 2022-Nov-01
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Williamson

Latitude: 49° 30' 38.26"    Longitude: -82° 29' 46.53"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 391685   Northing: 5485298    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42G09SW

Point Location Description: Collar of DDH 7801-79-2

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description:



Exploration History

1979: Shell Canada Resources Limited: DD-1-79m, assays


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-3104 /donation

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Quetico

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Sandstone 1 Meta-Greywacke Host
Paragneiss 2 Plagioclase - Quartz- Biotite - Garnet Near

Lithology Comments

Apr 14, 2014 (D Draper) - Drillhole bearing az 325 º dipping 45 º cut 11m of graphitic metagreywacke/quartz wacke at 66.7 to 77.8m depth downhole.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyrrhotiteEconomicGangue
2PyriteEconomicGangue
3GraphiteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Apr 14, 2014 (D Draper) - Metagreywacke mineralized with 50% graphite, 10% pyrrhotite and 3% pyrite (sulphides in blebs and seams). Six samples of this mineralized zone covering from 67.2 to 76.8m returned Zn values ranging from 0.26% to 0.38%.



Mineral Record Details

Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Disseminated

References

Core - Timmins Regional Drill Core Library File TI0303

Publication Number: Date: 1979

Author: Shell Canada Resources

Publisher Name:

Location: Timmins RGO


File - Resident Geologist files T-3104

Publication Number: Date:

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Timmins RGP office


Map - Hearst-Kapuskasing sheet, geological compilation series, Algoma and Cochrane districts

Publication Number: M2166 Scale: 1:253,440    Date: 1969

Author: Bennett G., Brown D.D., George P.T., Leahy E.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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