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| Record Name(s) | Bissett Creek Graphite Project - 2009, Bissett Creek Property - 1984, Tagliamonte Property - 1980 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1986-Mar-21 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
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Primary Commodities: Graphite
Township or Area: Maria
Latitude: 46° 7' 24.61" Longitude: -78° 3' 31.07"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 727246.001 Northing: 5111976.005 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31L01NE, 31L01SE
Point Location Description: Transfer, LOT: 19-28 CONC: 3-7
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From highway 17 take Bissett Creek forest access road south for 13.7km and turn left. Proceed 4.1km to site.
1974-77: sporadic exploration reported. 1980: Donegal Resources Corp. - ground geophysics, trenching 1981-82: Hartford Resources Inc. - ground geophysics, trenching. 1984-1986: Princeton Resources Corp. - stripping, trenching, mapping, DD-114-17,183 ft., 3630 ton bulk sample, metallurgical testing, pilot plant established. 1986-1991:Consolidated North Coast Industries Ltd. - mapping, stripping, trenching, sampling, OVD, DD-160-7232 m, percussion drilling-82-1207 m, 60 tonne bulk sample, metallurgical testing, property acquisition, reserve calculation, feasibility study. 2002-2007: Industrial Minerals Canada Inc. - beneficiation studies, bulk sampling (70 tons), prospecting, trenching, DD-6-246 m. 2009-2013: Northern Graphite Corporation - subsidiary of Industrial Minerals Canada Inc., prefeasibility study, DD-1101 holes , metallurgical testing, pilot plant test, graphene produced from the graphite at this site; feasibility testing.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.4017 | 31L01NE0007 | 31L01NE0007 |
| 11 | 31L01NE0006 | 31L01NE0006 |
| 10 | 31L01NE0005 | 31L01NE0005 |
| Maria-SP008 / 63.4507 | 31L01NE0004 | 31L01NE0004 |
| Maria-SP005 / 63.4697 | 31L01NE0051 | 31L01NE0051 |
| 63.5686 | 31L01NE0003 | 31L01NE0003 |
| 2.13229 | 31L01NE0002 | 31L01NE0002 |
| 2.14028 | 31L01NE0001 | 31L01NE0001 |
| Maria-SP010 / 2.26315 | 31L01NE2001 | 31L01NE2001 |
| Maria-SP011 / 2.30544 | 20000000635 | 20000000635 |
| Maria-SP012 / 2.33011 | 20000001585 | 20000001585 |
| Maria-SP013 / 2.36473 | 20000002540 | 20000002540 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Paragneiss | 1 | Contains |
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Jan 12, 2012 (A Wilson) - The metasedimentary rocks sequence is divided into graphitic gneiss, transitional graphitic gneiss, and barren gneiss. The graphitic gneiss is a calcareous biotite-amphibole-quartzofeldspathic gneiss. Graphite, pyrite and pyrrhotite occur throughout. Graphite occurs in concentrations visually estimated to be from l to 4 percent. Sulphides occur in concentrations of l to 2 percent. The graphitic gneiss sequence has a moderate dip to the east of 5 to 20 degrees. This unit is sandwiched between the upper barren one-calcareous gneiss, which forms the hanging wall of the deposit and similar lower barren gneiss which forms a footwall. The total thickness of the graphitic gneiss is 75 metres which has been determined by drilling.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graphite | Economic | Ore |
Jan 12, 2012 (A Wilson) - The graphite in hand sample appears to be 1.5 to 2.0 mm. in diameter on average. The grade on surface exposures appears to vary from 5% to 10% by volume. The graphite appears to be restricted to the quartz-feldspar-biotite- garnet gneiss. As the amount of garnet and biotite increases, the amount of graphite decreases. Princeton Resources Corporation outlined three zones of graphite mineralization by diamond drilling. Each zone contains disseminated graphite at various depths from surface to 265 feet. Flake graphite occurs disseminated in the gneiss and variable concentration in the transitional gneiss. The graphite flakes occur as oval surrounded particles from l to 6 mm in diameter
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Industrial |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1300 | 100 |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisset Creek Graphite Project | 2013 | Measured + Indicated Resource | 69791000 | Northern Graphite press release May 7 2013 | 1213000 tonnes graphite in situ | Graphite 1.74 Percent |
| Bissett Creek | 2013 | Probable | 28341000 | 2013 NI 43-101 | Graphite 2.06 % | |
| Bisset Creek Graphite Project | 2013 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 24038000 | Northern Graphite press release May 7 2013 | 396000 tonnes graphite in situ | Graphite 1.65 Percent |
| Bissett Creek Graphite Project | 2011 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 33672000 | Northern Graphite press release September 2011 | @1.5% graphite ( 609,500 tonnes graphite) | Graphite 1.5 Percent |
| Bisset Creek Graphite Project | 2011 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 19954000 | Northern Graphite press release September 2011 | @1.5% graphite ( 397,100 tonnes graphite) | Graphite 1.5 Percent |
Article - Huntsville Resident Geologist area, Algonquin Region
Publication Number: MP128.011 Page: 276 Date: 1997
Author: Villard D.J., Garland M.I.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Technical Report Preliminary Economic Assessment on the Bissett Creek Graphite Property of Industrial Minerals, Inc. & Northern Graphite Corporation, 123 p.
Publication Number: 2011 NI 43-101 Date: 2011
Author: SGS Canada Inc.
Publisher Name: SGS Canada Inc.
Location: Northern Graphite website
Publication - Northern Graphite Corporation, Bissett Creek Project, Preliminary Economic Assessment, NI 43-101F1 Technical Report
Publication Number: 2013 NI 43-101 Date: 2013
Author: Leduc, M.
Publisher Name: AGP Mining Consultants for Northern Graphite
Location: Northern Graphite website
Map - Geological series, Mattawa-Deep River area (eastern half), District of Nipissing and County of Renfrew
Publication Number: P1197 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1976
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Publication - Northern Graphite Corporation
Publication Number: press releases Date: 2011
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location:
Article - 1982 report of the Huntsville Resident Geologist
Publication Number: MP107.010 Page: 166-167 Date: 1997
Author: Villard D.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Article - Huntsville Resident Geologist area, Algonquin Region
Publication Number: MP122.010 Page: 244 Date: 1997
Author: Villard D.J., Garland M.I.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Graphite in the Central Gneiss Belt of the Grenville Province of Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5649 Page: 113 Date: 1987
Author: Garland M.I.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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