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| Record Name(s) | Panel Mine - 1958 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1991-Sep-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Uranium
Secondary Commodities: Thorium
Township or Area: Buckles
Latitude: 46° 29' 47.19" Longitude: -82° 32' 59.2"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 381075.53 Northing: 5150374.83 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J07NE
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: No. 1 Shaft is 150 metres north of the south west most point of the peninsula at the north shore of Quirke Lake in western Buckles Township.
1953:Airborne MAG and scintillometer surveys by Technical Mine Consultants Ltd. 1956-59: Geological, geophysical surveys, drilling. No. 1 shaft to 1836 ft. No. 2 shaft to 1250 feet. The shafts are connected by an incline 2733 feet long. The mill was rated at 3000 t.p.d., and began operations in Feb. 1958. In 1958 reserves were estimated at 4280000 tons 2.16 lbs. U3O8 per ton after 10% dilution. By agreement between Northspan and Algom the Panel workings were extended into Algom's Quirke property. 1961: Mine closed. 1977: The Panel Mine was part of Rio Algom's Phase 2 expansion. The mine was reactivated. The mill rate was 2,990 tonnes per day. 1979: Commercial production commenced in November averaging 2419 tons of ore per day with an average grade of 1.2 pounds U3O8 per ton. A total of 394,000 pounds of U3O8 were produced.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| BUCKLES 0042 | 41J07SE0008 | 41J07SE0008 |
| BUCKLES 0035 | 41J10SE0037 | 41J10SE0037 |
| BUCKLES 0015-D1 | 41J10SE0039 | 41J10SE0039 |
| BUCKLES 0046 | 41J07NE0031 | 41J07NE0031 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (P Beach) - Quartz pebble conglomerate bed in quartzites within the Matinenda Formation.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Conglomerate | 1 | Pyritic Quartz Pebble | Host |
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Dec 07, 2005 (M Hailstone) - Ore is hosted by NW trending paleochannels of pyritic uraniferous quartz pebble conglomerate member of the Matinenda Formation.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Brannerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Uraninite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Monazite | Economic | Ore |
Date: Aug 20, 1999
Geologist: G Bennett
Notes: The mineralization occurs in a zone 12 feet thick, which strikes N75W and dips 14S. As all the ore lies under Quirke Lake, it was necessary to establish the shafts on islands in Quirke Lake. No. 1 shaft, a six compartment production shaft, was sunk from an island close to the north shore of the lake and connected to it by a causeway. This shaft was put down to 1 102 feet but is now being extended to 1 800 feet. No. 2 shaft, a three compartment ventilation and service shaft, is situated on a small island in Quirke Island and has been sunk to 1 250 feet. The shafts are connected by a partly inclined drive 2 733 feet long. A mill to handle 3 000 tons per day has been constructed and began operating in December 1957.
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15000000 |
Uranium |
Rio Algom Ltd. Mine Tailings Management- Oct 1998 | Production from 1958 to 1961, and 1979 to 1990 |
Map - Township 144, District of Algoma, Ontario
Publication Number: M2002 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - The Uranium Industry - Its History, Technology and Prospects; Mineral Report 12
Publication Number: EMR MR 12 Page: 152-162 Date: 1967
Author: Griffith, J.W.
Publisher Name: Mineral Resource Division, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources
Location: Sault Ste. Marie RGP
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 - Sault Ste. Marie-Elliot Lake sheet, geological compilation series, Algoma, Manitoulin and Sudbury districts
Publication Number: M2108 Date: 1967
Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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:
MonoMap - Geology of townships 143 and 144
Publication Number: R004 Page: 16, 52 Date: 1997
Author: Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC009 Page: 2, 33-34 Date: 1968
Author: Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC025 Page: 17-18 Date: 1984
Author: Robertson J.A., Gould K.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL MAY 1964 P 106
Publication Number: CMJ 1964 Date: 1964
Author: Thorpe, R.I.
Publisher Name:
Location: Sault Ste. Marie RGP
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