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| Record Name(s) | Ranrouyn - 1985 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Sep-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-15 |
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Primary Commodities: Uranium
Township or Area: Smilsky
Latitude: 47° 12' 22.69" Longitude: -84° 33' 51.06"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 684466.226 Northing: 5230968.344 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N02NE
Point Location Description: General
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: 2.15 kilometres south of the north boundary of Smilsky Township and 3.3 kilometres east of the west township boundary.
1949-1950: Geol., ground mag and geiger counter surveys by Ranrouyn Mines Ltd.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Smilsky-0014-A1 | 41N02NE0019 | 41N02NE0019 |
| Smilsky-0013-A1 | 41N02NE0023 | 41N02NE0023 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
Dec 07, 2005 (P Beach) - Radioactivity anomalies occur in Early Precambrian granites at or near the contact with NE trending Keweenawan diabase dikes. Radioactivity was also associated with pegmatite veins and pegmatite boulders that contained small amounts of uraninite. (OGS 1983 MDC 25 P 68).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uraninite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Book - Canadian deposits of uranium and thorium, Economic Geology Series 16
Publication Number: GSC EconGeol 16 Page: 132 Date: 1952
Author: Lang, A.H.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102450
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC009 Page: 52 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: 68 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: 143 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
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