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Record: MDI41I14NE00020

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Grid C Property - 1967, Assembly Option - 1967, North Creelman Location - 1971
Related Record Type Simple
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1985-May-31
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-05
Created By Q Unknown
Revised By A Wilson

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Uranium



Location

Township or Area: Creelman, Roberts

Latitude: 46° 57' 17.81"    Longitude: -81° 4' 12.32"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 494667   Northing: 5200160    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41I14NE

Point Location Description: approximate

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1967: Assembly Mines Ltd. - DD-2-455 ft. 1978: TX Resources Ltd. - mapping, radiometric survey. 2012: HPU Property – geological mapping and ground radiometrics.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
0012A1 41I14NE0007 41I14NE0007
0018A1 41I14NE0003 41I14NE0003
0012C1 41I14NE0024 41I14NE0024

Geology

Province: Southern

Subprovince: Sudbury Structure

Supergroup: Sudbury Igneous Complex, Main Mass

Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Wacke 1 Host
Conglomerate 2 Host

Lithology Comments

Mar 11, 2010 (A Wilson) - Uranium mineralization occurs in greywacke and pebble conglomerate of the Mississagi Formation.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicOre
2ChalcopyriteEconomicGangue
3PyrrhotiteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Dec 11, 2017 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected by H. Meyn from pits in the vicinity returned 0.003% U3O8. In drill hole A-23, a radioactive zone was intersected between 25.4 and 66.5 feet in chloritized greywacke. No high values are indicated but the mineralization is continuous. In drill hole A-24, a radioactive zone was intersected between 25 and 61 feet in chloritic greywacke and pebble conglomerate. No high values were indicated. Uranium mineralization occurs in greywacke and pebble-conglomerate of the Mississagi Formation.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Paleoplacer
1 Unknown
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Stratabound

References

Map - Creelman Township, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: P0450 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

Author: Meyn H.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines


MonoMap - Geology of Roberts, Creelman, and Fraleck townships, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: R091 Scale:     Date: 1971

Author: Meyn H.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs


Map - Geological series, Ranger Township, District of Kenora (Patricia Portion)

Publication Number: P2212 Scale: 1:12,000    Date: 1979

Author: Pirie J., Kita J.H.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey


Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario

Publication Number: MDC025 Scale:     Date: 1984

Author: Robertson J.A., Gould K.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey


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