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MDI31D16NW00221
| Record Name(s) | Crystal Comstock - 1968, Edgewood - 1977 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Nov-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Uranium, Thorium
Township or Area: Glamorgan, Glamorgan, Glamorgan, Glamorgan, Glamorgan, Glamorgan, Glamorgan, Glamorgan
Latitude: 44° 52' 26.82" Longitude: -78° 23' 26.34"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 706107 Northing: 4972279 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31D16NW
Point Location Description: Outcrop just east of Hwy 507 in lot 21, con 2.
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Hwy 507 passes through the claims and is close to the showings.
1968 : D.C. Lang and associates staked this property. 1968 : Gunnex sampled the property. 1968 : Watts, Griffis and McOuat - mapping. 1976 : Conwest Exploration Co Ltd-. sampled selected areas of the showings in the central dyke area (average 0.38 and 0.76 lbs U3O8). 1977 : Crystal Comstock Mines Ltd - (becoming Edgewood Explorations Ltd in 1977) carried out geology and radiometric surveys and drilled 12 holes (3,623 ft.).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.3476 | 31D16SW8733 | 31D16SW8733 |
| 63.3508 | 31D16SW0009 | 31D16SW0009 |
| 63.3475 | 31D16SW0012 | 31D16SW0012 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Bancroft
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Contains |
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| Gabbro | 2 | Gabbro | Adjacent | |
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 3 | Hornblende | Contains | |
| Limestone | 4 | Contains |
Jan 26, 2017 (A Wilson) - There are two known uranium-bearing zones on the property. The main zone on the east side of the highway gives moderate to high radioactive responses. To the south of the main zone is another zone consisting of a series of old filled-in trenches having moderate to high radioactivity, up to 75x background. Drilling has intersected good grades along a strike length of 60 ft. : 0.70 lbs U3O8 aver 2.5 ft., 3.2 lbs U3O8 over 2.0 ft.,0.80 lbs U3O8 over 1.0 ft.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Discordant |
Part - Radioactive mineral occurrences in the Bancroft area
Publication Number: ARV65-06 Page: 80-81 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: OFR5311 Page: 119 Date: 1981
Author: Gordon J.B., Rybak U.C., Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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