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| Record Name(s) | Rare Earth Mines # 1 and #2 - 1948, Lead-Ura Mines Ltd - 1947 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1981-Sep-22 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jun-19 |
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Primary Commodities: Uranium
Secondary Commodities: Rare Earth Elements, Thorium
Township or Area: Monmouth, Monmouth
Latitude: 44° 57' 6.77" Longitude: -78° 15' 4.5"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 716825 Northing: 4981281 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31D16NW
Point Location Description: Shaft symbol just east of property symbol 12, lot 20 concession VII.
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From Hwy 121, east of Tory Hill, drive south on Old Hadlington Road keeping left past hunt camp following the rough ATV trail past powerline and across swamp and creek to fork to right. Under power line, follow track to shaft no.1 on hill to right of trail.
1948: Lead Ura Mines Limited - trenching and bulk sampling. 1955-57: Amalgamated Rare Earth Mines Limited - DD-36,434 ft. and adit in the Main zone with 493 feet of drifting and 343 feet of cross-cutting; a vertical, 3-compartment shaft to 657 feet with levels at 120, 240, 360, 480 and 630 feet; underground work amounting to 2449 feet of drifts and 1137 feet of cross-cuts. 1968: Amalgamated Rare Earth Mines Limited - scintillometer survey.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Elzevir
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Amphibolite | 1 | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartz Arenite | 2 | Phlogopite-Diopside | Contains | |
| Marble | 3 | Contains | ||
| Syenite | 4 | Granite Pegmatite | Intrudes | |
| Granite | 5 | Granite | Intrudes | |
| Pegmatite | 6 | Granitic | Intrudes |
Jan 26, 2017 (A Wilson) - Of six radioactive showings, only the Main Zone has warranted underground development. Uraniferous ore shoots are found in granite or granite pegmatite bodies intruding diopside quartzite and, and forming elongate lenses or narrow dikes from a few to several hundred feet long.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uranothorite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Uranophane | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Uraninite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Allanite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Zircon | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
Date: May 27, 2010
Geologist: D Laidlaw
Notes: May 11, 2010: Site visit with Abandonned Mines Coordinator to inspect recently rehabilitated mine workings. Shaft and adit are capped. GPS coordinates taken at capped shaft - 17T 716825m E, 4981281m N. Coordinates at adit: 17T 716766m E, 4981405m N (both are NAD 83).
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaft 1 | 1957 | Possible | 47863 | OFR 5311 p.131 | Uranium 0.11 % | |
| Cliff and Otter | 1957 | Possible | 148687 | OFR 5311 | Uranium 0.11 % |
Book - Rocks and minerals for the collector: Bancroft - Parry Sound area and southern Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Miscellaneous Report 39
Publication Number: Misc Rep 39 Page: 55 Date: 1986
Author: Sabina, A.P.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/121046
Part - Radioactive mineral occurrences in the Bancroft area
Publication Number: ARV65-06 Page: 92-99 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J., Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC004 Page: 25-26 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Glamorgan and Monmouth townships, Haliburton County
Publication Number: OFR5021 Page: 166-174 Date: 1997
Author: Armstrong H.S., Gittins J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5311 Page: 130-131 Date: 1981
Author: Gordon J.B., Rybak U.C., Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Monmouth Township, Haliburton County
Publication Number: M2174 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1970
Author: Armstrong H.S., Gittins J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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