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| Record Name(s) | Abconore - 1968 |
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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-12 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Uranium
Township or Area: Kirkwood
Latitude: 46° 20' 45.41" Longitude: -83° 29' 3.58"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 308837.943 Northing: 5135485.324 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J06SW
Point Location Description: Pit
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Approximately 125 metres west of Highway 17, south of Lamas Lake.
1958: Pitting, geol. and scintillometer surveys by Abconore Uranium Mines Ltd. 1965: Ground MAG, ground EM, geochemical soil surveys by Jayco Mines Ltd.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkwood-0011-D1 | 41O06SW0011 | 41O06SW0011 |
| Kirkwood-0012-B1 | 41O06SW0110 | 41O06SW0110 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (P Beach) - Radioactivity was recorded in Gowganda greywacke, two grab samples averaged 0.095 % U3O8. Copper mineralization occurs in a quartz chalcopyrite vein at the property . The vein was exposed in 4 pits over a length of 481 feet. The radioactivity was noted in the westernmost pit. (OGS 1983 MDC 25 P 33).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC009 Page: 6-7 Date: 1968
Author: Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 40 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC025 Page: 33 Date: 1984
Author: Robertson J.A., Gould K.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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