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| Record Name(s) | Wilson Showing - 1968, Chemical Research Occurrence - 1983, Agnew Lake - 2005 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1985-May-30 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Uranium
Secondary Commodities: Thorium
Township or Area: Porter
Latitude: 46° 21' 39.12" Longitude: -81° 42' 44.27"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 445205 Northing: 5134390 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I05NE
Point Location Description: Southernmost trench just south east of property.
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: Deposit is located in southeastern corner of Porter Township in lots 1 and 2 concession 1 and 2. It extends due east for 1.25 miles into the southwestern corner of Hyman township into lots 11 and 12, concession 1 and 2
1953-54: Chemical Research Corporation (Canada) Ltd., geological and geophysical surveys, 67 trenches totalling 1700 feet. 1968-69: Reactor Uranium Mines Ltd.- DD-8-1674 ft. 1975-77: Consolidated Morrison Explorations Ltd.- airborne geophysical (magnetometer, radiometric) survey of area; DD-5 1979: name changed to Consolidated Reactor Uranium Mines Limited.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Porter - 0016-B1 | 41I05SE0007 | 41I05SE0007 |
| Porter - 0011-B1 | 41I05SE0009 | 41I05SE0009 |
| Porter - 0020 | 41I05NE0093 | 41I05NE0093 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Hough Lake Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Conglomerate | 1 | Quartz-Pebble | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartz Arenite | 2 | Adjacent |
Oct 25, 2010 (A Wilson) - Conglomerate of the Mississagi Formation is interbedded with quartzite. It overlies a metavolcanic complex of rocks. The conglomerate is up to 12 feet thick and at one locality 2 beds total 18 feet.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore |
Jul 26, 2016 (A Wilson) - The best assays from Chemical Research Ltd. trenching returned 0.29% U3O8 over 12 feet, 0.25% U3O8 over 8 feet and 0.08% U3O8 over 4 feet.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Paleoplacer |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Unconformity |
Folio - Porter Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF419 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location: Sudbury RGO
Map - Porter Township, District of Sudbury, Ontario
Publication Number: M2011 Scale: 1:12,000 Date: 1997
Author: Ginn R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Sudbury data series, Porter Township, Sudbury District
Publication Number: P2554 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Adlington R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC025 Page: 25 Date: 1984
Author: Robertson J.A., Gould K.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC009 Page: 81 Date: 1968
Author: Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Book - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: OF1087 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
MonoMap - Geology of Porter Township
Publication Number: R005 Page: 34 Date: 1997
Author: Ginn R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits at the base of the Huronian system in the District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R001 Page: 109 Date: 1997
Author: Thomson J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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