Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Inco DDH 32328 - 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° 37' 25.26" Longitude: -81° 47' 24.32"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 442936.222 Northing: 5497091.235 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42H12SW
Point Location Description: Drill collar at 20+00W/0+20S on Inco grid on former claim P.85206
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: Access to the property is from highway 11 via Highway 634 to a point aobut 35 km north of Smooth Rock Falls and then for about 25 km west and north along forestry access roads to the claims.
1964-66: International Nickel Co. - airborne geophysics, 1 ddh (326 ft). 1991-92: Inco Ltd. - ground geophysics, 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 |
| T-1295 / 10 | 42H12NW0001 | 42H12NW0001 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Quetico
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Quartz-Feldspar-Biotite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Sillimanite-Garnet | Footwall |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Gahnite, pyrrhotite, pyrite and chalcopyrite were observed in a siliceous zone within quartz-feldspar-biotite gneiss.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Assays reported by Inco in 1991 indicated a section of core returning 2.95% Zn of 0.34 m. Small gahnite grains were observed in the drill core.
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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