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Permanent Link to this Record: MDI31C11SE00066

Record: MDI31C11SE00066

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Zurich - 1981
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1981-Dec-04
Date Last Modified 2022-May-26
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Uranium

Secondary Commodities: Thorium



Location

Township or Area: Sheffield

Latitude: 44° 33' 20.51"    Longitude: -77° 2' 8.92"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 338311.16   Northing: 4935611.815    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C11SE

Point Location Description: General

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: 3.8 km NE of McGuire Settlement.



Exploration History

1976: Geiger surveys and trenching were performed by Zurich Explorations Limited.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
63.2502 31C11SE8575 31C11SE8575



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Pegmatite 1 Contains

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5PhospuranyliteEconomicOre
10ThoriteEconomicOre
15UraniniteEconomicOre
20UranophaneEconomicOre
25UranothoriteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

May 26, 2022 (Q Unknown) - The best assay was a grab sample running 0.115% U3O8 (OFR 5311, p.317).



Mineral Record Details

References

Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5311 Page: 317  Date: 1981

Author: Gordon J.B., Rybak U.C., Robertson J.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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