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MDI31D16NE00032
| Record Name(s) | Canadian Dyno - 1954, Dyno Mine - 2000, International Mogul - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine With Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1981-Oct-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Aug-15 |
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Primary Commodities: Uranium
Secondary Commodities: Thorium
Township or Area: Cardiff
Latitude: 44° 57' .22" Longitude: -78° 5' 52.13"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 728935.46 Northing: 4981500.979 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31D16NE
Point Location Description: Shaft symbol just SE of property symbol ' 8 ', in lot 12, con 8.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Take the Dyno Road from its junction with Hwy 28, S of Bancroft, 4.7 Km; turn right and proceed 0.15 Km to the mine.
1953 : original discovery. 1954-60 Canadian Dyno Mines - geology, radiometric surveys and 69 DDH. 1958-60 : 659,403 tons of ore [ av. 1.23 lbs U3O8 / t ] milled to produce 813,381 lbs U3O8. Owner in 1981 was International Mogul Mines Ltd.
Province: Grenville
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - Mineral location.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Contains |
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| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Allanite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Cyrtolite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Thorite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 20 | Uraninite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 25 | Uranophane | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 30 | Uranothorite | Economic | Ore |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyno | 1960 | Possible | 453500 | NMI 31D16 U 37 | Uranium .06 % |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 598079 |
Uranium Pounds per Ton |
SMDR 000158 | U3O8 RECOVERED 1.23 POUNDS PER TON |
Book - Canadian deposits of uranium and thorium; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Series 16
Publication Number: Econ Geol 16 Page: 184-185 Date: 1962
Author: Lang, A H; Griffith, J W; Steacy, H R
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102450
Part - Radioactive mineral occurrences in the Bancroft area
Publication Number: ARV65-06 Page: 43-45 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J., Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology of Cardiff and Faraday townships
Publication Number: ARV66-03 Page: 60-6 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC004 Page: 11 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5311 Page: 71-72 Date: 1981
Author: Gordon J.B., Rybak U.C., Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Granitic pegmatites of the Bancroft area, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5717 Page: 113 Date: 1990
Author: Goad B.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Rocks and minerals for the collector: Bancroft - Parry Sound area and southern Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Miscellaneous Report 39
Publication Number: GSC Misc Rep 39 Page: 45-46 Date: 1996
Author: Sabina, A P
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/121046
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