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Record: MDI31C15NE00059

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Canorex - 1981
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1981-Jul-06
Date Last Modified 2023-Oct-25
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Uranium

Secondary Commodities: Thorium



Location

Township or Area: Palmerston

Latitude: 44° 53' 53.33"    Longitude: -76° 45' 51.1"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 360708.291   Northing: 4973149.911    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C15NE

Point Location Description: Precise, property number 11, 0.7 km E of Little Black Bay.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

1975-1977: B. Reid, D. Riddell and Mr. Bigwood - reconnaissance and ground and airborne radiometric surveys were carried out. 1977: Canorex Development Limited conducted geological and radiometric surveys and sunk five diamond-drill holes totalling 452.0 feet. (GR 241, p48).


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
Tweed file Palmerston #10 / 2.1927 31C15NW0053 31C15NW0053
Tweed file Palmerston #22 / 63.3447 31C15NW0029 31C15NW0029



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
1UranophaneEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (D Laidlaw) - Assayed surface samples ranged from 0.005% to 0.514% U3O8 and assayed core samples ranged from 0.005 to 0.051% U3O8. Average drill core assay was 0.017% U3O8 over 4 feet. and the highest core assay was 0.051% U3O8 over 1.5 feet. (GR241, p48).



Mineral Record Details

References

MonoMap - Geology of the Ardoch area, Frontenac County

Publication Number: R241 Page: 48  Date: 1988

Author: Pauk L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5311 Page: 14  Date: 1981

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

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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