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| Record Name(s) | Buckles Mine - 1955 |
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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: Copper
Township or Area: Gunterman
Latitude: 46° 22' 33.77" Longitude: -82° 35' 20.12"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 377803 Northing: 5137057 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J07NE
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Shaft is 400 metres south east of the south east end of North Nordic Lake, 200 metres north of Highway 108 and 1 kilometre west of Ryan Lake.
1953: Airborne scintillometer and MAG surveys by Technical Mine Consultants Ltd. 1954-55: Geol. mapping, 34 d.d. holes totalling 3224 feet, exploratory drift to 77 feet by Buckles Algoma Uranium Mines Ltd. 1956: Claim group acquired by Spanish American mines Ltd. 1956: Spanish American amalgamated with others to form Northspan Uranium Mines Ltd. 1956-58: Mine was opened by a 3 compartment vertical shaft sunk 239 feet with levels at 160 and 211 feet. All work by Northspan. Appox. 250,000 tons of ore were mined before Oct. 1958 when the mine was sealed.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| ESTEN 0015 | 41J07SE9500 | 41J07SE9500 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2012 (P Beach) - The orebody is the up-dip section of the Algom-Nordic ore horizon. The ore-bearing zone is composed of two quartz-pebble conglomerate beds. The lower beds rest on the older basement; the upper bed is 20 feet above the lower bed. The ore outcrops along the southern limits of the property and is indicated at a depth of 210 feet at the northern extremity. The orebody dips 25 W for 4000 feet.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brannerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Uraninite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Monazite | Economic | Ore |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 250000 | Ore shipped to Spanish American and Lacnor Mines |
Map - Township 149, Algoma District
Publication Number: M2113 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1967
Author: Abraham E.M., Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Township 149 [Gunterman Township], District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0193 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Robertson J.A., Abraham E.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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:
MonoMap - Geology of Township 149 and Township 150, District of Algoma
Publication Number: R057 Page: 113 Date: 1968
Author: Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC009 Page: 36 Date: 1968
Author: Robertson J.A.
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:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC025 Page: 23 Date: 1984
Author: Robertson J.A., Gould K.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - MINERAL REPORT 12 P 125
Publication Number: MR12 Date: 1967
Author: Griffith, J.W.
Publisher Name: EMR
Location:
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