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MDI41J06SE00055
| Record Name(s) | Matinenda - 1983 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Sep-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Uranium
Township or Area: Juillette
Latitude: 46° 22' 1" Longitude: -83° 3' 29.43"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 341689.015 Northing: 5136877.302 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J06SE
Point Location Description: General
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Eastern shore of the southeast arm of Demorest Lake in south west Juillette Township.
1955: Two d.d. holes totalling 4851 feet were drilled by Matinenda Uranium Mines Ltd.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Juillette-0011-A1 | 41J06SE0004 | 41J06SE0004 |
| Juillette-0011-C1 | 41J06SE0003 | 41J06SE0003 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (P Beach) - Thin seams and beds of conglomerate with minor pyrite and chalcopyrite, and with radioactivity up to 5 times background were intersected in 2 d.d. holes. A pyritized seam at 2020 feet gave a radioactivity count of 9 times background. (OGS 1983 MDC 25 P 60-61).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Map - Geology, Wakwekobi Lake-Dean Lake area, District of Algoma, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, "A" Series Map 1415A
Publication Number: Map 1415A Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1975
Author: Frarey, M J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/109096
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC025 Page: 60-61 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: 86 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
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