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| Record Name(s) | Secord Silica - South Zone - 1990, Isaac Burns Property - 1963 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1990-Dec-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Silica
Township or Area: Secord
Latitude: 46° 19' 11.95" Longitude: -80° 53' 29.63"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 508348.002 Northing: 5129606.999 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I07SW
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The South Zone is accessed by traveling south from the intersection of Paris and Regent in Sudbury on Hwy.69 for 18.1 kilometers to Secord Road; turn right and travel this road 2.6 kilometers to Rintala Road. Travel along Rintala Road for 500 meters to the first road on the right, and travel 4.15kilometers, across a gated bridge and to the South Zone.
1983-84: Warren Industrial Feldspar Ltd. - test quarrying, feasibility study. 1989-2001: Secord Silica Corp. - mapping, stripping, ground geophysics, diamond drilling, sampling, property assessment
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Orthosandstone | 1 | Orthoquartzite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Biotite | Adjacent |
Feb 20, 2009 (A Wilson) - The orthoquartzite is coarse-grained and milky white to light pink in colour. Relict large scale bedding and occasional bed forms are preserved in the unit.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Silica | Economic | Ore |
Feb 20, 2009 (A Wilson) - The orthoquartzite averages between 90 and 95% pure. Composite samples of the orthoquartzite collected by Secord Silica in 1995 returned values up to 98.1% SiO2. Warren Industrial Feldspar estimated that there were 3.6 million tons of mineable high-grade silica at the location (1984).
Mono - Silica in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR009 Page: 14-15 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Burwash area, districts of Nipissisng, Parry Sound, and Sudbury
Publication Number: R116 Page: 142 Date: 1975
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Folio - Secord Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF259 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - An Evaluation of Potential High-Purity Silica Sources: Preliminary Site Investigation, Volumes 1 and 2
Publication Number: OFR5948 Page: 316-317 Date: 1996
Author: McAuley J.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Mono - Engineering and economic feasibility study for silica sand production in the area of Sudbury, Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5507 Date: 1984
Author: Warren Industrial Feldspar Co. Ltd.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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