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Record: MDI40J16NE00003

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) McClure Enniskillen 5-18-14 - 1991
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Feb-05
Date Last Modified 2022-Jun-14
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Salt



Location

Township or Area: Enniskillen

Latitude: 42° 55' 22.99"    Longitude: -82° 6' 7.24"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 410064.45   Northing: 4752859.18    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 40J16NE

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

THICKNESS AND DEPTH OF A-2 SALT UNIT: 27.3M THICK BETWEEN 617.7M AND 645.0M (U MINING POTENTIAL), THICKNESS AND DEPTH OF B AND D SALT UNITS: 74.4M BETWEEN 503.4M AND 577.8M (S MINING POTENTIAL) AND 17M BETWEEN 470.6 AND 487.6M, THICKNESS AND DEPTH OF F SALT UNIT: 12 AND 21M THICK AT DEPTHS OF 397 AND 418M (CONTINUITY DEFINED BY 2 CONTIG. HOLES).




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Dolostone 1 Adjacent
Salt 2 Is

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5HaliteEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Geology, Toronto-Windsor area, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, "A" Series Map 1263A

Publication Number: GSC Map 1263A Scale: 1:250,000    Date: 1969

Author: Sanford, B V

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/109120


Publication - Distribution, thickness and three-dimensional geometry of salt deposits, southwestern Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 401

Publication Number: OF 401 Date: 1977

Author: Sanford, B V

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129206


File - MNR 1972, Petroleum Resources Well Card

Publication Number: Date: 1996

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