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Record: MDI41J07NW00051

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Moon Lake - 1983, New Jersey Zinc - 1985
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Sep-01
Date Last Modified 2023-Nov-28
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Uranium, Thorium



Location

Township or Area: Timmermans

Latitude: 46° 23' 23.27"    Longitude: -82° 50' 28.06"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 358442.755   Northing: 5139005.252    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Grid: 41J07NW

Point Location Description: Diamond drill holes

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: DDH on the north shore of Bakers Bay (Matinenda Lake), 1.3 kilometres west of the east boundary of Timmermins Township.



Exploration History

1954-1955: Geol., ground scintillometer and soil surveys, 24 d.d. holes by New Jersey Zinc Explor. Co. (Canada) Ltd.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
ALBANEL 0021 41J10SW0013 41J10SW0013
Timmermans-0023 41J07SW0062 41J07SW0062
BOLGER 0047 41J07NW0042 41J07NW0042

Geology

Province: Southern

Subprovince: Cobalt Basin

Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup

Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic  



Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (P Beach) - 2 thin pyritic oligomictic conglomerate beds of Matinenda Formation. Average assays were 0.020% U3O8 and 0.040% ThO2 over 1.9 feet (MDC025 p. 53). The highest uranium value found during drilling was 0.052% U3O8 over 2.05 feet (41J07NW0042).



Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Township 161 and part of Township 167, District of Algoma, Ontario

Publication Number: M2026 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

Author: Robertson J.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Townships 155, 156, 161, 162 and parts of 167 and 168, District of Algoma

Publication Number: R013 Page: 70  Date: 1997

Author: Robertson J.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario

Publication Number: MDC025 Page: 53  Date: 1984

Author: Robertson J.A., Gould K.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Publication - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario

Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 96  Date: 1985

Author: Rose, D.G.

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999


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