Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Argor DDH E-3 - 1971 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2002-Jan-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Oct-07 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Secondary Commodities: Nickel
Township or Area: Partridge Lake Area
Latitude: 50° 26' 9.11" Longitude: -80° 28' 4.35"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 537789.938 Northing: 5587229.079 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42I08NW
Point Location Description: Drill collar at former Argor grid 8N 16E; lat/long coords on log
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible by air from Timmins.
1969-71: Argor Explorations Ltd. and Imperior Oil Ltd. - airborne geophysics, ground geophysics, 1 ddh (650 ft). 1996-2000: Eastmain Resources Inc. - airborne geophysics, ground geophysics, humus survey.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-4051 / 2.18502 | 32L05NE2001 | 32L05NE2001 |
| T-1061 / 83.1-46 | 20000004965 | 20000004965 |
| T-4591 / 2.21429 | 42I08NW2001 | 42I08NW2001 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Opatica
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Amphibolite | 1 | Host |
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Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drillining intersected a sequence of metamorphosed and chloritized mafic tuffs. The rocks are described as fine-grained showing fine, felsic and mafic bands.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assay returned 0.13% Cu over 7 inches of amphibolitized greenstone. The best Ni value was 0.02% Ni over 4 inches.
Map - Coral Rapids-Cochrane sheet, geological compilation series, Cochrane District
Publication Number: M2161 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1969
Author: Bennett G., Brown D.D., George P.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Map - Bedrock geology of Ontario, east-central sheet
Publication Number: M2543 Scale: 1:1,000,000 Date: 1991
Author: Ontario Geological Survey
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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