GeologyOntario has moved. You will be redirected to the new site in 10 seconds. If you are not immediately redirected please follow the below link to the new GeologyOntario platform. For assistance please contact us.
Ontario Geological Survey
Permanent Link to this Record:
MDI42I12SW00003
| Record Name(s) | Onexco RCH ONEX-82-05 - 1982 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | PARTIAL |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2000-May-30 |
| Date Last Modified | 2021-Nov-22 |
| Created By | D DRAPER |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Lignite, Oil Shale
Township or Area: Gentles
Latitude: 50° 34' 22.11" Longitude: -81° 55' 24.12"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 434615.14 Northing: 5602728.12 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42I12SW
Point Location Description: Collar location of reverse circulation hole ONEX-82-5
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description:
1982-1983: Ontario Energy Resources Limited (aka ONEXCO ) - Reverse circulation drilling; geophysical wireline (gamma-ray and neutron) logging; heat value, palynological, petrographic and sedimentological analyses, reverse circulation drilling; geophysical wireline logging.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-2888 / 63.4219, OM-82-5-C-171 | 42J09SE0001 | 42J09SE0001 |
| T-2886/ 63.4180, OM-82-5-C-28 | 42J08NE0001 | 42J08NE0001 |
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Subprovince: Moose River Basin
Geological Age: Mesozoic Geochronological Age: Cretaceous--Albian Geochron. Age Ref.: Palynological Report
Dec 07, 2005 (D DRAPER) - Lignites of the region are Middle Albian (100 mya B.P.). The oil shale occurs in the Middle member of the Devonian Long Rapids Formation.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Lignite | 1 | Is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 2 | Oil Shale | Host |
Mar 19, 2014 (D DRAPER) - Lignite occurs with wood chips in carbonaceous clay over a 66.5ft interval (235.5 - 302 ft). Minor, very fine-grained sand seams appear intermittently throughout the sequence. Lignite has a vitreous lustre and is also pyritiferous. The main seam occurs from 246 - 268 feet (22 feet in thickness) and a secondary seam (8 feet) at 287 295 ft. Hole ONEX-W83-22, drilled approximately 750m to the southwest of ONEX-82-5 encountered 3 seams of lignite, largest and deepest being a 5.8 foot unit of compact, dark brown woody to black lignite at a depth of 225.8 ft. Oil Shale: The organic-rich middle member of the Long Rapids Formation is made up predominantly of black, grey, and dark brown shales with minor thin bands of greenish-grey pelite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hydrocarbon | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Lignite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (D DRAPER) - Analysis of lignite from main zone yielded a best heat value of 10,295 BTU/lb, with ash at 13.72%. Two other samples also returned dry values in this range (10,096 BTU / 14.16% ash; 10,184 BTU / 13.72% ash). Analysis of a zone of Long Rapids Fm shale from 402 to 426 feet yielded a Fischer Assay oil yield of 7.85 US gal/short ton (or 3.11%).
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fossil Fuel |
Mono - Mesozoic geology and lignite potential of the Moose River Basin
Publication Number: OFR5777 Scale: Date: 1991
Author: Telford P.G., Long D.G.F., Norris G., Zippi P., Griffis R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
We are continuously updating our assessment file / technical report information. If you notice errors in the data, please contact us.
Please review our Terms of Use agreement for this data product.
For detailed information regarding this mineral record please contact the Timmins Resident Geologist District Office