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| Record Name(s) | Mill Site A - 1930, Hooey Property - 1930 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals), Uranium, Niobium
Secondary Commodities: Silica
Township or Area: Wallbridge
Latitude: 45° 46' 35.19" Longitude: -80° 31' 52.14"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 536450 Northing: 5069316.01 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41H15SE
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Based on Assessment
1930: D. H. Hooey - a few cars of low grade material was shipped to Oshawa for use in glass manufacture. 1956: Trio Uranium Mines Ltd. - sampling
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.3855 | 41H15SE0001 | 41H15SE0001 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paragneiss | 2 | Paragneiss | Contains |
Jun 12, 2009 (A Wilson) - The showing consists of a small pit, 25 by 15 by 6 feet deep, on a mixed dike of pink spar and massive quartz. The dike is small and irregular in form, splitting into several narrow stringers at the north end. The dike is exposed for a distance of 70 feet.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feldspar | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Euxenite | Economic | Ore |
Jun 12, 2009 (A Wilson) - Grab samples taken from the pegmatite dikes returned assays of 0.212% U2O8 equivalent over 2 feet; 0.190% U2O8 equivalent over 1 foot and 0.182% U2O8 equivalent over 1.5 feet. The respective Cb2O5 assays were 0.34%, 0.24% and 0.30%.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Intrusive |
Publication - Feldspar, Canada Mines Branch Publication 731
Publication Number: CMB Pub 731 Page: 57 Date: 1932
Author: Spence, H. S.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307887
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Page: 22 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Key Harbour Area
Publication Number: P3548 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2004
Author: Culshaw N.G., Corrigan D., Ketchum J.W.F., Wallace P., Wodicka N.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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