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Record: MDI42G13SW00005

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) St Clair DDH 6 - 1958
Related Record Type Simple
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2002-Jan-18
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-05
Created By A Wilson
Revised By A Wilson

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Titanium, Manganese

Secondary Commodities: Nickel, Copper, Cobalt



Location

Township or Area: Hanlan

Latitude: 49° 49' .89"    Longitude: -83° 43' 50.57"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 303568   Northing: 5521852    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42G13SW

Point Location Description: Drill collar on Lot 9 Con 10

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: The site is accessible by boat along Pivabiska Lake from Veilleux's Landing. Veilleux's Landing is located approximately 12 km NW of Hearst via highway 583.



Exploration History

1958: L. G. St. Clair - 2 ddh (343 ft).


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-0546 42G13SE0002 42G13SE0002

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Quetico

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Amphibolite 1 Host
Gabbro 2 Gabbro Host

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Elevated nickel values are found in a narrow calcite seam and within a unit described as fine grained basaltic lavas that may be sheared gabbro.




Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a 3 ft section of calcite that returned 0.05% Ni. A 2 ft section of amphibolite in the same drill hole returned an assay of 0.05% Ni, 0.05% Cu, 0.05% Co, 1-5% Ti and 1-5% Mn.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusion

References

Map - Pivabiska River sheet, District of Cochrane, geological compilation series

Publication Number: P0395 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1997

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

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines


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