Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Louvicourt Occurrence - 1955, Windover Occurrence - 1955 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1982-Nov-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Feb-21 |
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Primary Commodities: Uranium
Secondary Commodities: Thorium, Niobium
Township or Area: Cavendish, Cavendish, Cavendish
Latitude: 44° 42' 1.22" Longitude: -78° 23' 42.18"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 706378.19 Northing: 4952963.74 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31D09NW
Point Location Description: Pit symbol on Lot 3, Con 3.
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From Buckhorn travel north on Hwy 507 for 22 km. The site is about 5 km to the west of this point.
1955 : Silanco Mining and Refining Co Ltd ( later Ansil Mines) - stripping and trenching and 9 DDH (3,766 ft.) by in lot 3, con 3. 1968-9 : H.G. Greene ( later optioned to Louvicourt Goldfields Corp) who carried out mag and scintillometer surveys and drilled 2 holes ( 401 ft ) in S half of lot 4, con 4 and 4 holes ( 791 ft ) in N half of lot 4, con 3., DD-12-2534. 1976 : R.W. Drude - airborne radiometric and mag surveys over part of the area. 2023: historic trenches identified through LiDAR interpretation by CJP Exploration Inc..
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.2258 | 31D16SW9000 | 31D16SW9000 |
| 28 | 31D09NW8555 | 31D09NW8555 |
| 63.2544 | 31D09NW8544 | 31D09NW8544 |
| 63.2471 | 31D09NW8545 | 31D09NW8545 |
| 2.2601 | 31D09NW8573 | 31D09NW8573 |
| 20000021698 | 20000021698 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Bancroft
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Granitic | Contains |
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| Paragneiss | 2 | Biotite | Host |
Jan 13, 2017 (A Wilson) - The pegmatites are variable in strike and from 20 to 45 feet wide.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uranothorite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Zircon | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Sphene | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Anatase | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Fergusonite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 8 | Melanocerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 9 | Thorite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Feldspar | Economic | Gangue |
Nov 18, 2020 (A Wilson) - Assays from the north half of lot 4 con 4 and the south half of lot 4 concession 3 returned values ranging from 0.01% U3O2 over 0.6m to 0.15% U3O2 over 0.6m. Assays from the South Group returned values ranging from 0.052% U3O2 to 0.216% U3O2. A pegmatite dike at No. 3 showing consists of feldspar, with accessory amounts of magnetite, zircon, sphene, pyrite, uranothorite and fergusonite.(MDC014).
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pegmatite |
Mono - An inventory of the mineral resources in Peterborough County
Publication Number: OFR5635 Page: 201-202 Date: 1987
Author: Menard A.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5311 Page: 485 Date: 1981
Author: Gordon J.B., Rybak U.C., Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC004 Page: 58 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Page: 55 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Canadian deposits of uranium and thorium; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Series 16
Publication Number: GSC EconGeol 16 Page: 255 Date: 1952
Author: Lang, A.H.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102450
MonoMap - Columbium (niobium) deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC014 Page: 51 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
MonoMap - Precambrian Geology of Cavendish Township, Central Metasedimentary Belt, Grenville Province
Publication Number: OFR6229 Date: 2012
Author: Easton R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology of Cavendish Township and Environs, Grenville Province
Publication Number: P3605 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 2010
Author: Easton R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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