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Record: MDI31E01SE00064

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Hogan - 1990, Halo - 1990, Stratmat - 2000
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1990-Oct-25
Date Last Modified 2023-Jun-12
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Uranium, Thorium, Rare Earth Elements



Location

Township or Area: Cardiff

Latitude: 45° 0' 26.22"    Longitude: -78° 9' 46.15"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 723584.998   Northing: 4987675.963    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31E01SE

Point Location Description: Property symbol ' CB ', 2 Km SE of Huckleberry Lake.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

1953-4: optioned by Hogan to Stratmat. 1954: acquired by Halo Uranium Mines.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyrochloreEconomicOre
2BetafiteEconomicOre
3ApatiteEconomicOre
4FluoriteEconomicOre
1CalciteEconomicGangue
2BiotiteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Jun 12, 2023 (Therese Pettigrew) - Two veins consist of calcite, fluorite, apatite and biotite with scattered crystals of pyrochlore (betafite) either occurring as single crystals or in clusters associated with biotite (Ferguson, 1971).



Mineral Record Details

References

Publication - Niobium (columbium) and tantalum in Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Report 29

Publication Number: Econ Geol 29 Page: 138  Date: 1996

Author: Dawson, K R

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/103996


Part - Radioactive mineral occurrences in the Bancroft area

Publication Number: ARV65-06 Page: 62-63  Date: 1998

Author: Satterly J., Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Columbium (niobium) deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC014 Page: 46  Date: 1971

Author: Ferguson S.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs

Location:


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