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MDI31E01SE00235
| Record Name(s) | Fission - 1946, Richardson - 1922, Baycroft - 1923 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1982-Aug-24 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jun-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Uranium, Thorium, Fluorite
Township or Area: Cardiff
Latitude: 45° 3' 18.22" Longitude: -78° 11' 30.15"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 721124.149 Northing: 4992904.114 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31E01SE
Point Location Description: Adit symbol just E of property symbol ' 19 ', NW corner of Cardiff Township.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: From the junction of Hwys 121 and 648 drive 21.28 Km on Hwy 648 to the Old Mumford Road. Turn left and drive 1.28 Km to a sideroad onthe left. Park here (unless 4 x 4 ). The mine is at the end of the road ( 1200 m ). Beware of pits and shafts.
Originally discovered by W.M. Richardson in 1922. A pit was worked where large uraninite crystals were extracted. 1923: Charles Baycroft opened a 9-m trench near the Richardson pit. 1929 to 1931, subsequent exploration was carried out from a shaft and a number of pits and trenches. 1931-1932: International Radium and Resources Limited built a mill and made test runs in 1933. 1946-1948 & 1955: Fission Mines, Limited performed further surface exploration.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.4048 | 31E01SE0021 | 31E01SE0021 |
Province: Grenville
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - Mineral location.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Syenite | 1 | Syenite Pgmt | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pegmatite | 2 | Contains |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Allanite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Betafite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Euxenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 20 | Fluorite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 25 | Melanocerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 30 | Pyrochlore | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 35 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 40 | Thorite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 45 | Uraninite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 50 | Uranophane | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 55 | Uranothorite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 60 | Zircon | Economic | Ore |
Date: May 27, 2010
Geologist: D Laidlaw
Notes: May 11, 2010: Site visit with Abandonned Mines Coordinator to inspect rehabilitated site. Large crystals of purple fluorite found in waste rock and in outcrop along side of hill. Fine-grained fluorite also occurs in wavy bands with calcite as seen in a large boulder located along the side of the hill near the trail. GPS coordinates taken: NAD 83 17T 721131m E, 4993008m N.
Book - Canadian deposits of uranium and thorium; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Series 16
Publication Number: Econ Geol 16 Page: 207 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 - Rocks and minerals for the collector: Bancroft - Parry Sound area and southern Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Miscellaneous Report 39
Publication Number: GSC Misc Rep 39 Page: 79-81 Date: 1996
Author: Sabina, A P
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/121046
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Haliburton area
Publication Number: ARV52-02 Page: 83-85 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Radioactive mineral occurrences in the Bancroft area
Publication Number: ARV65-06 Page: 56-58 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J., Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology of Cardiff and Faraday townships
Publication Number: ARV66-03 Page: 66-67 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC004 Page: 19-20 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5311 Page: 93-94 Date: 1981
Author: Gordon J.B., Rybak U.C., Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
File - Resident Geologist files 1914-31, AFRO # 36
Publication Number: Date: 2000
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Tweed RGP
File - Resident Geologist files 1956, AFRO # 118
Publication Number: Date: 2000
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Tweed RGP
File - Resident Geologist files 1988, AFRO # 218
Publication Number: Date: 2000
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Tweed RGP
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