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Record: MDI31C15NW00150

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Westwind - 1981, J. Eastman - 1981
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1981-Jul-17
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' 33.48"    Longitude: -76° 46' 15.02"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 360170.286   Northing: 4972548.901    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C15NW

Point Location Description: General, 5.2 km N of S-Bdry of and 3.5 km E of W-Bdry of Palmerston Tp.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

1976: Airborne radiometric and magnetic survey for J.P. Jewell by Geoterrex Ltd. Stripping and trenching by Barclay Resources. 1976-77: Trenching; scintillometer and radon gas soil surveys and 8 diamond drill holes totalling 1853 feet by Westwind Mines Ltd..


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
Tweed file Palmerston #23 / 2.2284 31C15NW0076 31C15NW0076
Tweed file Palmerston #28 / 63.3491 31C15NW0066 31C15NW0066



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
1UraniniteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Apr 03, 2008 (D Laidlaw) - Best drill intersection was 0.015% U3O8 over 8 feet.



Mineral Record Details

References

Book - Canadian deposits of uranium and thorium; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Series 16

Publication Number: Econ Geol 16 Page: 275  Date: 1962

Author: Lang, A H; Griffith, J W; Steacy, H R

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102450


Publication - A Catalogue of Canadian Minerals; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 69-45

Publication Number: Paper 69-45 Page: 585  Date: 1972

Author: Traill, R J

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102924


Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario

Publication Number: IMR021 Page: 54  Date: 1997

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario

Publication Number: MDC004 Page: Date: 1967

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of the Ardoch area, Frontenac County

Publication Number: R241 Page: 49-50  Date: 1988

Author: Pauk L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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