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| Record Name(s) | Spanish American Mine - 1958 |
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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-Oct-20 |
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Primary Commodities: Uranium
Township or Area: Bouck
Latitude: 46° 28' 41.86" Longitude: -82° 35' 25.01"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 377927 Northing: 5148420 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J07NE
Point Location Description: No 2 shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: No. 2 Shaft is 500 metres west of the east shore of Quirke Lake, 1.8 kilometres south west of the west end of Roman Island.
1953: 36 claim property staked by P. Westfield. 2 d.d. drilled by Kinloch Mining Co. Ltd. 1953-59: 12 d.d. holes, drilling indicated about 6,000,000 tons grading 0.10 % U3O8. No. 1 and No. 2 shafts were completed to 3476 feet and 3163 feet. A level was established at a depth of 3100 feet on which 7056 feet of drifting and 4286 feet of crosscutting were completed. 1958-59: production 205,000 tons ore. 1959: Mine was closed.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| BOUCK 0044-A1 | 41J07NE0069 | 41J07NE0069 |
| BOUCK 0039 | 41J07NE0068 | 41J07NE0068 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (P Beach) - Brannerite and monazite are the ore minerals in a qtz pebble conglomerate within the Matinenda Fm. Repetition of the ore bed due to the Quirke thrust. The ore zone is a conglomerate unit up to 20 feet thick, of which an average of 10 feet is ore grade. The body strikes N70W, dips 17 S and is 2100 feet long by 400 feet wide. The conglomerate consists of closely packed, subrounded quartz pebbles and cobbles in a matrix containing pyrite, hematite, magnetite and zircon.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brannerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Monazite | Economic | Ore |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish American | 1998 | Proven | 221292 | MR 223 | Uranium 1.19 Pounds per Ton | |
| Spanish American | 1980 | Probable | 108989 | Uranium 1.99 Pounds per Ton | ||
| Spanish American | 1980 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 5202704 | Uranium 1.94 Pounds per Ton |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 185973 |
Uranium |
Rio Algom Ltd. |
Map - Township 150, Algoma District
Publication Number: M2114 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1967
Author: Abraham E.M., Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Township 150 [Bouck Township], District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0192 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Robertson J.A., Abraham E.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Township 149 and Township 150, District of Algoma
Publication Number: R057 Page: 90,95,122-123 Date: 1968
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:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC009 Page: 44-45 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: MDC025 Page: 16 Date: 1984
Author: Robertson J.A., Gould K.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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:
Publication - Canadian Mineral Deposits not Being Mined in 1989
Publication Number: MR 223 Date: 1990
Author:
Publisher Name: Energy Mines and Resources Canada
Location: Sault Ste. Marie RGP
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