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| Record Name(s) | Can-Met Mine - 1954 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine With Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1991-Sep-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Uranium
Township or Area: Buckles
Latitude: 46° 28' 52.71" Longitude: -82° 33' 1.25"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 380999 Northing: 5148693.99 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J07NE
Point Location Description: No 1 shaft
Location Method: Field Visit with GPS
Access Description: The No. 2 shaft is on the south shore of Quirke Lake 1.8 kilometres east of the west boundary of Buckles Township and 3.4 kilometres north of the south township boundary.
1956: Drilling completed March 1956 indicated 6 000 000 tons averaging 0.1% U3O8/15 feet. Two shafts were sunk: No. 1 shaft: 2 compartment to 2 227 feet and No. 2 shaft: 3 compartment production shaft to 2 395 feet. A mill rated at 3 000 tons per day was completed in October 1957. 1960, Can-Met Explorations Ltd. merged with Consolidated Denison Mines Ltd. to form Denison Mines Ltd. and operations ceased April 1960. 1978: Dewatering of mine. 1979: Can-met Shaft No. 1 was enlarged and used as a ventilation shaft for Stanrock Mine.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| BUCKLES 0043 | 41J07SE0033 | 41J07SE0033 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (G Bennett) - Along the North shore of Quirke Lake the Lower Missisagi Formation is cut out by overlap of the overlying formations onto granitic basement and does not outcrop. Underlying central Quirke Lake the continuation of the Quirke channel strikes generally southeast dying out toward the east end of the lake. The channel is over the greenstone side of the granitic-greenstone contact. The orebed locally rests on basement but generally is in an arkose sequence.
Dec 07, 2012 (P Beach) - Radioactive quartz pebble conglomerate. The ore body which consists of two beds of uraniferous quartz-pebble conglomerate, is in one of the fringe areas of the major ore shoot, located on the north side of the Quirke Lake Trough. A major easterly striking, high angle reverse fault, a large 100 foot thick dike and many minor normal and reverse faults transect the orebody. The average depth of the ore zone is 1750 feet and occurs in an area 1400 feet by 1800 feet. The average strike is N40W, with dips ranging from 0 to 15S. The average thickness of the ore is 17 feet.
| 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 | Monazite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Uraninite | Economic | Ore |
Date: Aug 23, 1999
Geologist: G Bennett
Notes: The deposit is on the north limb of the main trough. It is bordered on the west by the Consolidated Denison, on the north by the Panel, and on the south by the Stanrock mine. The depth of the ore below surface is from 1 500 feet in the north to 2000 feet near the shafts. The average strike is N40W, with dips ranging between 0 and 15 degrees. The average thickness of ore is 15.0 feet. Extensive faulting of the ore body has been encountered underground. A major easterly striking, high-angle reverse fault, and many minor normal and reverse faults, transect the ore. In the early stages of development these created a mining problem. The orebody, which consists of two beds of conglomerate, is in one of the 'fringe' area of the major ore shoot located on the north side of the trough. The orebody rests on the basement rocks at the north end and is 70 feet above the basement at the south end. The foot wall contact is an 'assay wall', but the hanging wall contact is sharp. The main radioactive minerals are brannerite, monazite and uranimite.
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1477160 | years of production 1958-1960 |
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:
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:
MonoMap - Geology of Township 149 and Township 150, District of Algoma
Publication Number: R057 Page: 80,86,97,110 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: MDC009 Page: 31-32 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: 16-17 Date: 1984
Author: Robertson J.A., Gould K.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - MINERAL REPORT 12 P 98
Publication Number: MR012 Date: 1967
Author: Griffith, J.W.
Publisher Name: EMR
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of townships 143 and 144
Publication Number: R004 Page: 48 Date: 1997
Author: Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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