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| Record Name(s) | Main Zone - 2000, Symonds Vermiculite - 1999 |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 2012-Jul-26 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Vermiculite
Township or Area: Butler
Latitude: 46° 31' 10.71" Longitude: -79° 5' 59.42"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 645749 Northing: 5153540 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31L11SE
Point Location Description: approximate centre of stripped area
Location Method: Based on Assessment
1999: Erana Mines Ltd. – stripping, trenching, bulk testing. 2001-2002: Enviro Industrial Technologies – DD-23, sampling
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Butler SP-020 / 2.22580 | 31L11SE2003 | 31L11SE2003 |
| Butler SP-015 / 2.19981 | 31L11SE2002 | 31L11SE2002 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Terrane: Tomiko
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Amphibolite | 1 | Contains |
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| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Adjacent |
Jul 31, 2012 (A Wilson) - The deposit is associated with weathered zones developed in amphibolite and calc-silicate gneiss that are interlayered with felsite of the metasedimentary sequence. All the occurrences are located within 1 km of the eastern margin of the Jocko pluton. The main deposit occurs along the west contact and partly within a band of altered mafic rock which has been altered to an amphibolite. The ore forms a synclinal structure and has been traced for about 500 feet
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Vermiculite | Economic | Ore |
Jul 31, 2012 (A Wilson) - The vermiculite occurs as veins and veinlets ranging from 4 feet wide to 12 feet wide. The vermiculite is always on the foot wall side of the folded, previously called amphibolite. The vermiculite zone extends for approximately 91 m along strike. Vermiculite recovery from the processed samples ranged from 74-95% and the vermiculite was 100% exfoliated.
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
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| Main Zone | 2000 | Unclassified | 75988 | assessment file 31L11SE2003 | Main zone has reserves of 83,762 tons at 53.2%. | Vermiculite 53.2 Percent |
Map - Precambrian Geology, Songris Area
Publication Number: P2847 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2006
Author: Easton R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology and Mineral Potential of the Eastern Tomiko Terrane, Grenville Province
Publication Number: OFR5554 Scale: Date: 2006
Author: Easton R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Tomiko area (east half), District of Nipissing
Publication Number: P0679 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Mono - Industrial minerals of the Sudbury area
Publication Number: OFR5329 Scale: Date: 1981
Author: Vos M.A., Smith B.A., Stevenato R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Vermiculite in Ontario, with an appendix on perlite
Publication Number: IMR007 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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