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Record: MDI41J06NE00050

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Superior Northwest Inc. - Imperial Option DDH 2 - 1976, Blind River Occurrence - 1983, Imperial Oil DDH 2 - 1976
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Sep-01
Date Last Modified 2022-Dec-05
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Uranium



Location

Township or Area: Kamichisitit

Latitude: 46° 28' 21.66"    Longitude: -83° 0' 34.56"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 345724   Northing: 5148530    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Grid: 41J06NE

Point Location Description: Drill collar for Superior Northwest Inc. DDH 2

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: 1.4 kilometres north of Blind River, 4.9 kilometres east of the west boundary of Kamichisitit Township.



Exploration History

1968: Pacific Petroleums Limited - airborne geophysics. 1974-1977: Superior Northwest Inc./ Imperial Oil Ltd. - airborne geophysics, DD-1-4476 ft


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
KAMICHISITIT 12-B1 41J06NE0003 41J06NE0003
KAMICHISITIT 11-A1 41J07NE0030 41J07NE0030
GOULD 0013 / 63.0323 41J11SE9383 41J11SE9383
JUILLETTE 0016 41J06NE0098 41J06NE0098

Geology

Province: Southern

Subprovince: Cobalt Basin

Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup

Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Conglomerate 1 Host
Siltstone 2 Hanging Wall

Lithology Comments

Mar 14, 2013 (A Wilson) - A 411 ft section of paraconglomerate and siltstone overlies a 55 ft section of paraconglomerate and arkosic siltstone. The most common clast type in the paraconglomerate is pink granite, although clasts of greywacke, greenstone and quartzite also are present.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1GalenaEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Mar 14, 2013 (A Wilson) - A 18.6 ft section of core from Superior Northwest Ltd. drilling returned 0.017% U3O8.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Paleoplacer

References

Book - Northern Miner 76-09-23, Consolicated Morrison

Publication Number: clippings Date: 1976

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Sault Ste. Marie RGP


Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario

Publication Number: MDC025 Page: 61  Date: 1984

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

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Publication - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario

Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 81  Date: 1985

Author: Rose, D.G.

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999


Map - Geological compilation series, Blind River-Elliot Lake sheet, districts of Algoma and Sudbury

Publication Number: P0304 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1997

Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J., Robertson J.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Precambrian Geology Compilation Series - Sault Ste. Marie-Blind River Map Sheet

Publication Number: M2670 Scale: 1:250,000    Date: 2003

Author: Johns G.W., McIlraith S.J., Muir T.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Sault Ste. Marie-Elliot Lake, geological compilation series, Algoma, Manitoulin and Sudbury districts

Publication Number: M2419 Scale: 1:253,440    Date: 1979

Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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