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| Record Name(s) | Eco Ridge - 2009, Elliot Lake Uranium Project - 2007, Pardee Property - 1953, Milaqua Prospect - 1961 |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 2010-Dec-03 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Oct-12 |
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Primary Commodities: Uranium, Rare Earth Elements, Yttrium, Cerium, Lanthanum, Neodymium, Europium, Praseodymium, Gadolinium, Ytterbium, Dysprosium, Erbium, Holmium, Lutetium, Terbium, Thulium
Township or Area: Joubin
Latitude: 46° 22' 50.98" Longitude: -82° 31' 6.88"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 383223 Northing: 5137482 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J07NE
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The site is accessible via a series of gravel roads from Highway 108.
1953: Aquarius Porcupine Gold Mines Limited and McIntyre Porcupine Gold Mines Limited - mapping, DD-28-2498 m. 1954-55: Pardee Amalgamated Mines Limited - mapping, trenching, DD, adit developed to collect bulk sample, 30 AXT drill holes-6567 m 1965: Rio Algom Mines Ltd. - DD-2. 2004-05: Canalaska Uranium Limited - data compilation. 2006-10: Pele Mountain Resources Ltd. - data compilation, DD-30. 2011: Pele Mountain released a 43-101 and was granted two mining leases by the province of Ontario. 2012: Pele Mountain released a Preliminary Economic Assessment and carried out drilling. 2013: Pele Mountain carried out an internal update of the resource. 2017: Pele Mountain sold Eco Ridge's claims, surface rights and leases to 2579113 Ontario Ltd. for $380,000. 2020: 2579113 Ontario Ltd. was renamed to Radio Fuels Resources Corp. 2021: Radio Fuels released an NI 43-101 report.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Joubin 0030 | 41J07NE0210 | 41J07NE0210 |
| Joubin 0028 | 41J08NW0113 | 41J08NW0113 |
| 63.6112 | 41J08NE9689 | 41J08NE9689 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
Jan 06, 2022 (Therese Pettigrew) - The uranium deposits at Elliot Lake are contained in the sediments of the westward plunging (~15 degrees) Quirke syncline. The mineralization is surrounded to the north and east by Archean granites and to the south by Archean mafic metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks. Depth from surface to the centre of the Quirke syncline is estimated at approximately 1,500 m.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Conglomerate | 1 | Host |
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| Quartz Arenite | 2 | Footwall | ||
| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 3 | Adjacent | ||
| Diabase | 4 | Intrudes |
Dec 16, 2010 (A Wilson) - Mineralization is hosted within conglomerate of the Ryan Member of the Matinenda Formation. The Ryan Member is approximately 100 m thick and comprised of well-sorted quartzite and quartz arenite with intercalated quartz-pebble conglomerates. The conglomerates have a matrix of quartz grains. All units have been intruded by narrow diabase dikes. The quartzite has been altered to sericite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Uraninite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Brannerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Coffinite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Thorite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Monazite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 16, 2010 (A Wilson) - Pyrite occurs as small grains in the matrix and forms up to 15% of the quartz-pebble conglomerate. Mineralization has been traced through diamond drilling to a depth of about 500m and for a length of approximately 5000m.
Jan 06, 2022 (Therese Pettigrew) - Mineralization at Eco Ridge is contained in the conglomerate beds of the Ryan Member, which is roughly 100 metres thick and consists of quartzite of a distinctly green colour (sericite alteration) and quartzite with intercalated quartz-pebble conglomerates. The quartz-pebble conglomerate beds containing uranium and REOs are located in the west-northwest channels of the Matinenda Formation. The Ryan Member represents the lower Matinenda and is characterized by an increase in the amount of pyrite. Low-grade mineralization is generally contained within the coarser-grained quartzite beds while higher grades are contained in quartz-pebble conglomerates with disseminated pyrite. A 30-metre thick Nipissing diabase dyke strikes east-west across the entire property and cross cuts mineralization. The reefs inside the Pardee Channel on the south limb of the Quirke syncline hold the Eco Ridge deposit. It is believed the stratigraphy of the mineralized reef in the Pardee Channel can be correlated to those of the Nordic Channel, where much of the region’s historic mining was conducted. The mineralized zones of the Nordic Channel are separated into Lower, Middle and Upper conglomerate reefs. The Lower Reef is thin and discontinuous; the Middle Reef has been the most historically mined while the Upper Reef has had more limited mining. The Upper Reef is thought to be correlated to the MCB at Eco Ridge. The MCB and the quartzite floater reefs 6 to 15 metres above it contain the Eco Ridge mineral resources. The MCB contains quartz, quartzite and dark cherty pebble in a fine-grained, pyrite rich matrix. Uranium content is concentrated at the base of the MCB and decreases moving toward the top of the bed. The MCB ranges from 1.3 to 4.4 metres in thickness. The floater reefs are generally thinner, ranging from 0.1 to 2.0 metres in thickness, and generally contain uranium grades of less than 0.04%. The zone of quartzite with floater reefs above the MCB is referred to as the Hanging Wall Zone (HWZ). The thickness of the HWZ is variable, but U3O8 and REO grades appear relatively consistent. Uranium mineralization in the Elliot Lake region is generally contained within uraninite and brannerite. Coffinite, thorite and an unidentified uranium silicate carry yttrium oxide (Y2O3) and Heavy REO, while monazite typically carries Light REO. It has been generally observed that there is a correlation between pyrite content and uranium (pyrite content historically being used as an ore cue) at Elliot Lake and that REO mineralization drops off less rapidly than U3O8 mineralization above the MCB.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Paleoplacer |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Stratiform |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
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| Eco Ridge Project | 2021 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 36955000 | 2021 NI 43-101 report | Rare Earth Elements 1560 ppm, Uranium 0.046 % | |
| Eco Ridge Project | 2021 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 22306000 | 2021 NI 43-101 report | Rare Earth Elements 1613 ppm, Uranium 0.045 % | |
| Eco Ridge Project | 2013 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 36560000 | https://sedar-filings.thecse.com/00009154/1608261228435130.p | Rare Earth Elements 1554 ppm, Uranium 470 ppm | |
| Eco Ridge Project | 2013 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 22743000 | https://sedar-filings.thecse.com/00009154/1608261228435130.pdf | Rare Earth Elements 1606 ppm, Uranium 450 ppm | |
| Hangingwall Zone (HWZ) | 2012 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 28223000 | 2012 NI 43-101 report | 28,223,000 t @ 0.012% U3O8, 733 ppm LREO, 88 ppm HREO | Rare Earth Elements 821 ppm, Uranium 0.012 % |
| Hangingwall Zone | 2012 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 20956000 | 2012 NI 43-101 report | 20,956,000 t @ 0.013% U3O8, 713 ppm LREO, 95 ppm HREO | Rare Earth Elements 808 ppm, Uranium 0.013 % |
| Main Conglomerate Bed (MCB) | 2012 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 20154000 | 2012 NI 43-101 report | 20,5140000 t @ 0.045% U3O8, 1426 ppm LREO, 193 ppm HREO | Rare Earth Elements 1618 ppm, Uranium 0.045 % |
| Main Conglomerate Bed | 2012 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 16906000 | 2012 NI 43-101 report | 16,906,000 t @ 0.043% U3O8, 1279 ppm LREO, 183 ppm HREO | Rare Earth Elements 1463 ppm, Uranium 0.043 % |
| Eco Ridge Mine | 2011 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 33121000 | Pele Mountain Resources press release July 5, 2011 | containing 96,352,000 lbs TREO @ 0.132% total REO, and 31,444,000 lbs U3O8 @ 0.43% U3O8 | Rare Earth Elements 0.132 %, Uranium 0.043 % |
| Eco Ridge Mine | 2011 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 14312000 | Pele Mountain Resources press release July 5, 2011 | Containing 51,859,000 lbs @ 0.164% total REO and 15,182,000 lbs @ 0.048% U3O8 | |
| Elliot Lake Project | 2009 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 5680000 | Pele Mountain press release, November 4, 2009 | 6400000 lb U3O8 | Uranium .51 % |
| Elliot Lake Project | 2009 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 30045000 | Pele Mountain press release, November 4, 2009 | estimated resource 36100000 lb U3O8 | Uranium .04 % |
| Pardee Reef | 1966 | Unclassified | 28363131 | NI 43-101 report p. 6-4 | Uranium .59 % | |
| Milaqua | 1956 | Probable | 5390000 | MR223, ONT 167 | Uranium .07 % |
MonoMap - Geology of townships 143 and 144
Publication Number: R004 Page: 47-48, 50-51 Date: 1997
Author: Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Technical Report on the Eco Ridge Mine Rare Earths and Uranium Project, Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada
Publication Number: 2011 NI 43-101 Date: 2011
Author: Cox, J.J., Ciuculescu, T., Hwozdyk, L., Altman, K.
Publisher Name: RPA for Pele Mountain Resources
Location: SEDAR
Map - Township 143, District of Algoma, Ontario
Publication Number: M2001 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Technical Report on the Eco Ridge Mine Project, Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada
Publication Number: 2012 NI 43-101 Date: 2012
Author: Cox, J.J., Ciuculescu, T., Altman, K., Hwozdyk, L.,
Publisher Name: RPA for Pele Mountain Resources
Location: SEDAR
Publication - Preliminary Assessment of the Elliot Lake Project, prepared for Pele Mountain Resources Inc., 293 p.
Publication Number: 2007 NI 43-101 Date: 2007
Author: L. B. Cochrane, L.R. Hwozdyk, A. S. Hayden
Publisher Name:
Location: SSM RGO files
Publication - Press releases
Publication Number: press releases Date: 2009
Author: Pele Mountain Resources Inc.
Publisher Name:
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC025 Page: 28-29 Date: 1984
Author: Robertson J.A., Gould K.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Technical Report on the Eco Ridge Project, Elliot Lake Area, Ontario, Canada
Publication Number: 2021 NI 43-101 Date: 2021
Author: Ciuculescu, T.
Publisher Name: SLR Consulting for Radio Fuels Resources
Location: SEDAR
Book - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 95 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Publication - Canadian Mineral Deposits not Being Mined in 1989
Publication Number: MR 223 Page: ONT-167 Date: 1990
Author:
Publisher Name: Energy Mines and Resources Canada
Location:
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