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| Record Name(s) | Inco DDH 32325 - 1966, Agate Project - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2002-Jan-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Oct-07 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc
Township or Area: Agate
Latitude: 49° 38' 2.03" Longitude: -81° 50' 49.07"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 438841.274 Northing: 5498271.383 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42H12NW
Point Location Description: Drill collar on former claim P.85225; at 4+00W/1+50N on Inco grid
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: Access to the property to the west of the Mattagami River is by helicopter only.
1964-66: International Nickel Company of Canada - 2 ddh. 1991-92: Inco Limited - OVD (43 ddh, 781.4 m). 2008: Eloro Resources Ltd - airborne geophysics
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-3555 / 2.15049 | 42H12NW8022 | 42H12NW8022 |
| T-5744 / 2.38287 | 20000003000 | 20000003000 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Quetico
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Quartz-Feldspar-Biotite | Hanging Wall |
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| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Sulphide-Bearing | Host | |
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 3 | Garnetiferous | Footwall |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The drill log indicates that the geology consists of a series of interbedded gneisses. A siliceous zone, interpreted in 1991 as a shear zone, was recognized over a 14 ft section at 250 ft.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Assays reported by Inco in 1991 for drilling completed in 1966 indicate that two drill holes drilled on the same claim returned assays of2.32% Zn over 13.4 m and 2.85% Zn over 2.9 m. Gahnite is reported in gneissic rocks at depth.
File - Resident Geologist files T-1295
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Location: Timmins RGP office
Map - Cochrane sheet, District of Cochrane, geological compilation series
Publication Number: P0372 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Bennett G., Brown D.D., George P.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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