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MDI31D09NW00075
| Record Name(s) | Ganymede Uranium Mines Ltd - 1955, Tory Hill Property - 1975 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1982-Jan-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Uranium
Township or Area: Cavendish
Latitude: 44° 44' 5.91" Longitude: -78° 22' 6.51"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 708359 Northing: 4956879 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31D09NW
Point Location Description: Trench symbol just northwest of the northerly property symbol ' 15 '.
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Travel north of Buckhorn for 20 km on Hwy 507 and the site is 3.2km west of the road.
1955-57 : Ganymede Uranium Mines Ltd. 11 DDH -3989 ft; 4 DDH in N half of lot, 3 DDH in S half of lot. 1975:Imperial Oil Limited – geological survey, radiometric survey.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Tweed file 19 | 31D09NW8565 | 31D09NW8565 |
| 2.2002 | 31D09NW8543 | 31D09NW8543 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Elzevir
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Pegmatite | Intrudes |
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| Marble | 2 | Contains | ||
| Paragneiss | 3 | Contains |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uranothorite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Jan 18, 2017 (A Wilson) - Geiger counter readings were 1x-3x on the pegmatite with a spot high of 20x where uranothorite was noted.
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
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Part - Radioactive mineral occurrences in the Bancroft area
Publication Number: ARV65-06 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J., Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Book - NMI 31D09 U 14
Publication Number: Scale: Date: 1996
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location:
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
Location:
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
Location:
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
Location:
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
Location:
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