Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Quirke No. 1 - 1955, Old Quirke - 1985 |
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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, Rare Earth Elements
Township or Area: Bouck
Latitude: 46° 30' 45.12" Longitude: -82° 38' 47.82"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 373682 Northing: 5152313 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J10SE
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Head frame located 0.25 km east of Hwy 108 aproximately 13 km north of Elliot Lake.
1953: Surface trenching and sampling, geol. survey, airborne scintillometer survey An extensive diamond drilling program begun in 1953 involved 87 548 feet in 203 holes drilled at 200-foot intervals. 1955: A shaft was sunk to 861 feet. A 77 foot adit was added. 1956: A 3 000 ton mill was built and production began in September 1956. In 1960 a second shaft, was started. On the formation of Rio Algom Mines Ltd., shaft sinking was stopped in January 1961. Total underground development included 74,747 feet of drifts and 19,924 feet of crosscuts. All this and previous work was by Algom Uranium Mines Ltd. 1965: Mine was dewatered and the waters were treated for recovery at the Nordic Mill. 1967: Production resumed from the No. 1 shaft. 1971: Operations at this mine ceased. Total development as of 1971 included 98,893 feet of drifts and 19,938 feet of crosscutting. All work by Rio Algom Mines Ltd.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| BOUCK 0010 | 41J10SE0049 | 41J10SE0049 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2012 (G Bennett) - The Quirke group of claims was staked to cover a radioactive showing discovered by Manfred Johnson north of the Serpent River in Twp 150. The property extends from the north shore of Dunlop Lake in Twp 156 to central Quirke Lake in Twp 144. The eastern part of he property was partly mined from the panel mine. All Huronian formations from the Mississagi to the Gowganda are axposed on the property. These strike east-west and dip south at moderatly steep angles shallowing to the south.
Dec 07, 2012 (P Beach) - Uranium mineralization occurs within oligomictic quartz-pebble conglomerate of the Matinenda Formation. The ore zone outcrops at the north end of the property and reaches a depth of 1600 feet at the south end. In the vicinity of the deposit are a series of conglomerate horizons called the Upper Reef and the A Reef. In the A Reef, ore occurs as lenses of uraniferous quartz-pebble conglomerate interbedded with quartzite. The strike length is 7300 feet, the average thickness is 12 feet and the down slope length is 2000 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 | Uraninite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Thorite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Uranothorite | Economic | Ore |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3785979 |
Uranium 8709429 Pounds |
MDC025 p. 14 | 1956-1961 4,173,327 tons milled producing 8,709,429 lbs U3O8, grade 2.34 lbs/ton |
| 1961 | 4173327 |
Uranium 102515 Pounds |
MDC025 p 14 | In 1966, 102515 pounds of U3O8 were recovered from the mine waters. |
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:
Publication - The Uranium Industry - Its History, Technology and Prospects; Mineral Report 12
Publication Number: MR12 Page: 168-173 Date: 1967
Author:
Publisher Name: Mineral Resource Division, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources
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:
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: 120-122 Date: 1968
Author: Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC025 Page: 14-15 Date: 1984
Author: Robertson J.A., Gould K.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Thesis - Comparative Mineralogy of the Quirke No. 1 and New Quirke Mines, Rio Algom Mines Ltd., Elliot Lake, Ontario
Publication Number: MSc Thesis Date: 1973
Author: Theis, N.J.
Publisher Name: Queen's University
Location: SSM RGP
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