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Record: MDI41I14NE00023

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Roberts Lake Occurrence - 1954, Assembly Mines Option - 1966, Assembly Mines DDH A-1 - 1966
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1985-May-31
Date Last Modified 2022-May-10
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Uranium



Location

Township or Area: Roberts

Latitude: 46° 57' 26.05"    Longitude: -81° 5' 25.81"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 493114   Northing: 5200416.01    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41I14NE

Point Location Description: approximate

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1954: Dyno Mines Ltd. - mapping. 1954: Elmridge Mines Ltd. - mapping, trenching, prospecting. 1966-67: Hudson Bay Exploration (Assembly Mines: DD-22-7617 ft. 1972: Gulf Minerals Ltd. - airborne geophysics.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
ROBERTS 0011 41I14NE9650 41I14NE9650
0020A1 41I14NE0032 41I14NE0032
0020C1 / Dyno Mines Ltd. 41I14NE0033 41I14NE0033
Gulf Minerals Canada Ltd. 2.1214, Creelman 0019 41I14NE0011 41I14NE0011

Geology

Province: Southern

Subprovince: Sudbury Structure

Supergroup: Sudbury Igneous Complex, Main Mass

Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Conglomerate 1 Quartz-Pebble Contains
Quartz Arenite 2 Hanging Wall

Lithology Comments

Jan 08, 2010 (A Wilson) - The drill holes intersected a sequence of quartzite, greywacke, argillite, quartz-pebble conglomerates and polymictic conglomerate.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicOre
3GalenaEconomicOre
2PyrrhotiteEconomicGangue
4ChalcopyriteEconomicGangue
5SphaleriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Jan 08, 2010 (A Wilson) - Argillite between 94.1 and 95.0 feet returned readings of 0.146 (Mr/hr). Quartz pebble conglomerate between 173.7 and 174.7 feet returned 0.018 (Mr/hr).



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Paleoplacer

References

Folio - Roberts Township

Publication Number: GDIF486 Date: 1997

Author: Sudbury RGO

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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

Publication Number: R091 Page: 38  Date: 1971

Author: Meyn H.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs

Location:


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

Location:


Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario

Publication Number: MDC025 Page: 111-112  Date: 1984

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

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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

Location:


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