Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Inco DDH 29169 - 1966 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1983-Sep-30 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Oct-11 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Zinc
Township or Area: Fournier
Latitude: 49° 0' 47.33" Longitude: -81° 7' 47.59"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 490502.21 Northing: 5428925.35 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42H03SE
Point Location Description: collar of INCO DDH 29169
Location Method: Based on Assessment
1965-1966:International Nickel Company of Canada Ltd - DD - 1 - 513 ft, assays. 1986: Chevron Canada Resources Ltd - AEM, AMag
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-3045/2.9074 | 42A14NE0602 | 42A14NE0602 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Opatica
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Carbonatized | Foliated | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Chloritized | Sheared | Adjacent |
| Feldspar Porphyry | 3 | Feldspathic | Near |
Jan 27, 2015 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a sequence of tuffaceceous andesite to dacite. At 497.2 ft, the drill hole intersected a narrow band of feldspar porphyry.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Chlorite | Alteration | Chloritic | 1 | Medium | Disseminated |
Jan 27, 2015 (P Bousquet) - Hole 29169 intersected some carbonatized andesites? (Komatiites?) which returned assays of up to 0.27% Ni over 4.4 ft. The best copper value was 0.07% over 0.5 ft and the best zinc assay was<0.05% over 5 ft.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Disseminated |
File - Resident Geologist files T-1234
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Location: Timmins RGP office
Map - Geological Compilation of the Timmins Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: P3379 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1998
Author: Ayer J.A., Trowell N.F.
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Map - Geological Compilation: Brower, Duff, Fournier, Hanna, Lamarche, Little, Mann, McCart, Newmarket, Reaume, St. John and Tully Townships
Publication Number: P3391 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1999
Author: Barrie C.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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