Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Hillsport Property - 2000, Sample HP-98-1 - 1998 |
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| Related Record Type | |
| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 2014-Apr-07 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | A Wilson |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Aggregate
Township or Area: Thomas Lake Area
Latitude: 49° 27' 34.6" Longitude: -85° 37' 3.61"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 600172 Northing: 5479469 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay North
NTS Grid: 42F12SE
Point Location Description: sample collection site
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The claim group is accessd by the Caramat Industrial Road to kilomenter 54, then east on Lunham Road to the south end of the group approximately 4 kilometers west of the Hillsport rail siding on the main CNR line. The CNR main line traverses the north end of the claim group
2000-2002: Leo Alarie and Sons Ltd. – prospecting, trenching, mapping, sampling, ground geophysics, bulk sampling
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.20462 | 42F05NE2002 | 42F05NE2002 |
| 2.23846 | 42F05NE2003 | 42F05NE2003 |
| 2. 24201 | 42F05NE2004 | 42F05NE2004 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Quetico
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Diorite | 1 | Diorite | Porphyritic | Is |
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Apr 14, 2014 (A Wilson) - Visual and laboratory tests confirm the Hillsport diabase, where sampled, meet rail ballast specifications. Both samples HP 98-1 and HP 98-2 exceed Bulk Specific Gravity minimum specifications for Rail Ballast (2.6 kg/mS). Petrographic examination of samples concludes: "Medium crystalline diorite with granitic texture. Sound strong, and will be unaffected by freezing and thawing. Weathering is judged to be slight. Rock will make a satisfactory railroad ballast provided that grading and shape characteristics are satisfactory... ". Likewise Abrasion, Mill Abrasion, LA Abrasion and absorption limits were met by both samples.
Apr 14, 2014 (A Wilson) - Comments Bulk sampling test results confirm earlier bench scale testing completed in 2000. Like earlier sampling and lab work, current bulk sample met or exceeded all parameters for rail ballast. Large scale crushing further confirmed that crushed ore met size and shape parameters required for ballast. Minor differentiation in grain size and composition within the dike and the presence of rare sulfides while interesting from a geological perspective will not impact the overall suitability of the orebody to produce ballast or granular "A" by-product.
MonoMap - Geology of the Flanders Lake area, districts of Thunder Bay and Algoma
Publication Number: R021 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Milne V.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Map - Flanders Lake area, Thunder Bay and Algoma districts
Publication Number: M2047 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: Milne V.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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