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MDI31D09NW00072
| Record Name(s) | Asarco - 1967, Twin Lakes Claim Group - 1967 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1982-Jan-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Uranium
Secondary Commodities: Magnetite
Township or Area: Cavendish
Latitude: 44° 44' 37.22" Longitude: -78° 22' 30.17"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 707807.5 Northing: 4957828.26 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31D09NW
Point Location Description: First drill hole southeast of property symbol ' 13 '.
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: From Buckhorn travel north on Hwy 507 for 25.2 km. The site is located about 3 km west of this point.
1967 : Asarco Exploration Ltd. - geology, magnetometer and scintillator surveys and DD-3-468 ft. 1975: Imperial Oil Limited - geological and radiometric surveys.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Cavendish 24/ AFRO#13 | 31D09NW8575 | 31D09NW8575 |
| 63.2324 | 31D16SW8550 | 31D16SW8550 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Elzevir
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Marble | 1 | Crystalline | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartz Arenite | 2 | Quartzite | Adjacent | |
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 3 | Quartzo-Feldspathic | Adjacent | |
| Pegmatite | 4 | Granitic | Host |
Jan 17, 2017 (A Wilson) - Marble, quartzite and quartzo-feldspathic gneiss, and minor amphibolitic paragneiss form a fold whose east limb strikes north-northeast while the west limb strikes north-northwest. Dips are generally moderately to the west. The pegmatite zone (green pegmatite) was exposed for a strike length of 853.4 m with a horizontal width of 24 to 396 m.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore |
Jan 17, 2017 (A Wilson) - Assays from DDH #2 returned assays ranging from 0.009% U3O8 over11.0 ft. to 0.17% U3O8. Strong radioactivity was detected over an area more than 91 m long by 15 m wide at surface.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pegmatite |
Book - SMDR # 000348
Publication Number: Scale: Date: 2000
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Book - NMI 31D09 U 23
Publication Number: Scale: Date: 1996
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Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5311 Scale: Date: 1981
Author: Gordon J.B., Rybak U.C., Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Mono - An inventory of the mineral resources in Peterborough County
Publication Number: OFR5635 Scale: Date: 1987
Author: Menard A.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
MonoMap - Precambrian Geology of Cavendish Township, Central Metasedimentary Belt, Grenville Province
Publication Number: OFR6229 Scale: Date: 2012
Author: Easton R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of Cavendish Township (southern part), Peterborough County, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P2421 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1981
Author: Bright E.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Precambrian Geology of Cavendish Township and Environs, Grenville Province
Publication Number: P3605 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 2010
Author: Easton R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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