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| Record Name(s) | New Quirke - 1960, Quirke No. 2 - 1960 |
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| Related Record Type | Partial |
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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: Bouck
Latitude: 46° 30' 18.17" Longitude: -82° 37' 11.7"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 375713 Northing: 5151439 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J10SE
Point Location Description: No 2 shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Shaft is 2.2 kilometres west of the north west end of Quirke Lake and 600 metres south of Serpent River.
1953: This property was staked by Preston East Dome Mines Limited. The property was subsequently sold to Algom Uranium Mines Limited. 1960: The New Quirke shaft was begun. Operations were suspended. The company name was change to Rio Algom Limited. 1966: The shaft was deepened to 2260 feet. 1968: The No. 1 mine and mill were reopened. Production from the New Quirke Mine began. 1973: Total underground development amounted to 99,995 feet of drifts and 13,194 feet of crosscuts. Diamond drilling from 1968 to 1973 included 7261 underground drill holes totalling 104,260 feet and 10 surface drill holes totalling 8237 feet. 1974: Expansion program was initiated. The mill rate was to increase to 7000 tons per day by 1978. 1976: The mine expanded to the A Reef to the west of the New Quirke shaft. The milling rate was up to 6350 tons of ore per day. The Quirke No. 1 was dewatered and the mine waters leached. Plans included using the Quirke No. 1 mine as a ventilation shaft. 1978: Production came from the New Quirke C and A Reefs. 1979: The Quirke mill capacity was up to 7004 tons ore per day. The average recovery rate per ton was 2.3 pounds U3O8 per ton. 1980: Production declined due to lower grades.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| BOUCK 0010 | 41J10SE0049 | 41J10SE0049 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (P Beach) - Uranium mineralization occurs within oligomictic quartz-pebble conglomerate at the base of the Matinenda Formation. The best development is in the Denison C Reef some 100 feet below the Quirke A Reef. The Denison Reef usually contains conglomerate zones each 6 to 12 feet thick separated by arkose 2 to 3 feet thick. Radioactive minerals usually make up 100 to 15% of the conglomerates pyritic, sericitic, feldspathic quartz matrix.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Uraninite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Brannerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Monazite | Economic | Ore |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 9374000 |
Uranium |
MDC025 P. 14 | The Quirke Mill capacity was up to 7004 tons ore per day. The average recovery rate per ton was 2.3 pounds U3O8 per ton. Production declined in 1980 due to lower grades. In 1980 the average grade was 2.1 pounds per ton U3O8 at a recovery rate of 4886 pounds U3O8 from a mill rate of 6975 tons of ore per day. |
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 - 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, 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 Township 149 and Township 150, District of Algoma
Publication Number: R057 Page: 83-108 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: 15 Date: 1984
Author: Robertson J.A., Gould K.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC009 Page: 44 Date: 1968
Author: Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Compend - Annual report of Resident Geologists Section, Geological Branch, 1967, part 2
Publication Number: MP017 Page: 18 Date: 1968
Author:
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Article - Sault Ste. Marie District
Publication Number: MP024.001 Page: 8 Date: 1997
Author: Giblin P.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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