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Record: MDI41I14NE00021

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Nordic Resources Prospect - 1968, Burns-Nor-U Uranium Option - 1968, Anomaly A - 1974
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Prospect
Date Created 1985-May-31
Date Last Modified 2022-Jul-19
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Uranium, Thorium



Location

Township or Area: Roberts

Latitude: 46° 54' 53.7"    Longitude: -81° 6' 1.39"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 492356   Northing: 5195713.99    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41I14NE

Point Location Description: precise

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1968: Nordic Mines Limited - mapping, radiometric survey, DD-32, trenching, pitting, bulk sampling. 1972: Gulf Minerals Ltd. - airborne geophysics. 1974: Amax Exploration Inc. - mapping, radiometric survey, DD-1804 feet. 1976: Ingamar Exploration Limited - airborne geophysics


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
Amax Explor 41I14NE0021 41I14NE0021
Roberts 001 41I14NE0011 41I14NE0011
Creelman-0015 41I15NW0010 41I15NW0010

Geology

Province: Southern

Subprovince: Sudbury Structure

Supergroup: Sudbury Igneous Complex, Main Mass

Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Claystone 1 Host
Conglomerate 2 Quartz-Pebble Host

Lithology Comments

Jan 07, 2010 (A Wilson) - The main showing is 1500 feet long and 300 feet wide.




Mineralization Comments

Dec 08, 2017 (A Wilson) - Initial sampling by Nordic Mines Ltd. returned 0.215% U3O8 over a width of 11 feet and 0.40% U3O8 over a width of 15 feet. Three drill holes drilled in 1968 yielded assays from trace to 0.04% U3O8. A 22-ton bulk sample from shaft 1 averaged 0.38% (0.76 lbs) U3O8 per ton. A 10 ton bulk sample from shaft 2 returned 0.25% (0.50 lbs) U3O8 per ton.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Paleoplacer
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Unconformity

References

Book - EXPL RPT 1974, ROBERTS 0015

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Book - EXPL RPT 1974, ROBERTS 0019

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Folio - Roberts Township

Publication Number: GDIF486 Date: 1997

Author: Sudbury RGO

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Map - Sudbury data series, Roberts Township, Sudbury District

Publication Number: P2467 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1982

Author: Adlington R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario

Publication Number: MDC025 Page: 111  Date: 1984

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

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Map - Sweeny, Beaumont and Beresford townships, Sudbury District

Publication Number: M2261 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1973

Author: Meyn H.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

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MonoMap - Geology of Sweeny, Beaumont and Beresford townships, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: R108 Page: 43  Date: 1973

Author: Meyn H.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

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

Publication Number: R091 Date: 1971

Author: Meyn H.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs

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Map - Roberts, Creelman, and Fraleck townships, Sudbury District

Publication Number: M2212 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1971

Author: Meyn H.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs

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