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Record: MDI41N02NE00014

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Fausten - 1983
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Sep-01
Date Last Modified 2022-Apr-26
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Uranium



Location

Township or Area: Smilsky

Latitude: 47° 13' 8.41"    Longitude: -84° 36' 6.76"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 681568.237   Northing: 5232291.359    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Grid: 41N02NE

Point Location Description: General

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: 50 metres west of the Montreal River, 400 metres east of the west boundary of Smilsky Township, 700 metres south of the north township boundary.



Exploration History

1949: Geol., geiger and geophysical surveys by Ranrouyn Mines Ltd. 1951: Geol. and geophysical surveys by the Skaphe Group. 1952: Propecting and sampling by Fausten Explor. Ltd.


Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (P Beach) - 3 radioactive fractures in Early Precambrian granite at contact with a NW trending Keweenawan diabase dike.




Mineral Record Details

References

Book - Canadian deposits of uranium and thorium, Economic Geology Series 16

Publication Number: GSC EconGeol 16 Page: 280  Date: 1962

Author: Lang, A.H., Griffith, J.W., Steacy, H.R.

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: 47-48  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: 140  Date: 1985

Author: Rose, D.G.

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

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


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