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| Record Name(s) | Multi Minerals - Zone 6 - 1953, McVittie - 1900, Nemegos Uranium - 1950, Scott Vein - 1953, MacDonnell Vein - 1953 |
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| Related Record Type | Compound |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1994-Jul-19 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jun-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron, Phosphate, Rare Earth Elements, Uranium
Secondary Commodities: Thorium, Niobium
Township or Area: McNaught
Latitude: 47° 47' 8.43" Longitude: -83° 7' 39.21"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 340641 Northing: 5294671 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 41O14SE
Point Location Description: Southwest rim of the open cut centred on Zone 6.
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: The old road from the Nemegos siding on the main CP tracks has been washed out / damned by beavers in several places. Therefore a traverse or all terrain vehicles are required to access the old workings on the No. 6 zone.
1900 - veins and stringers of magnetite discovered by W. McVittie. Pre-1923 - Trenches and test pits; extraction of 125 tons of ore from largest outcrop (IOC Rept, p.201) 1949-51 - Nemegos Uranium: trenching, ground magnetometer suvey, diamond drilling, several 5-ton samples taken. 1953-59 - Multi Minerals: diamond drilling, reserve calculations, metallurgical testing, in 1958 Mannix Construction removed heavy aggregate from the site (150 000 tons of crushed material from magnetite and apatite zone). 1959 - Fetio Industrial Minerals: extraction of 1300 tonnes of concentrate. 1975 - Mertec Resources option property, but no record of work. 1978 - Multi Minerals: diamond drilling to test U content of zones.2008: Rare Earth Metals Inc. and 6378366 Canada Inc. - compilation, prospecting, sampling, radiometric survey. 2009-2010: Rare Earth Metals Inc. - radiometriec survey, prospecting, sampling, airborne geophysics
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-5840 / 2.39919 | 20000003677 | 20000003677 |
| T-6021 / 2.43542 | 20000005410 | 20000005410 |
| T-6110 / 2.45059 | 20000004627 | 20000004627 |
| T-2171 / 63.1791 | 41O14SE0052 | 41O14SE0052 |
Province: Kapuskasing Structural Zone
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic Geochronological Age: 1078 +/- 7 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: OGS Study 32, p. 32
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The deposit is contained within the Lackner Lake Complex. The complex consists of peripheral and core nepheline syenites, separated by a partial ring of alkalic mafic rocks (ijolite and malinginite). Dikes of magnetite-apatie cut both the mafic and syenitic phases of the complex. Lamprophyre dikes have also been reported. The enclosing country rocks consit of ortho and paragneisses of the Kapuskasing Structural Zone.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ijolite | 1 | Brecciated | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syenite | 2 | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (S Fumerton) - The mineralization is hosted in a large pipe shaped alkaline complex called the Lackner Lake Intrusive. Within this complex the different lithologies occur in concentric arcs - partial rings. Nepheline syenite is the dominant lithology. The nepheline syenite in the core of the complex is separated from the nepheline syenite at the rim by partial rings of nepheline bearing mafic rocks:- specifically ijolites, malignites, and a magnetite - apatite rock or magnetitite. Cutting these rocks are carbonatite dykes and massive magnetite veins. Extensive descriptions of the geology and various lithologies are published by Parsons (1961) and Sage (1983).
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The rocks surrounding the body are chiefly ijolitic in composition. A syenite dike occurs near the eas wall of the pit, but it was unclear whether it cut the apatite-magnetite mass or was a pre-existing dike that was not replaced. About 200 feet south of the No. 6 body there is an outcrop of ijolite breccia cut by numerous nepheline-filled fractures containing considerable pyrochlore.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrochlore | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Ilmenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyroxene | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (S Fumerton) - The mineralization consists of a medium to coarse grained magnetite - apatite intrusive within the main nepheline syenite mass of the Lackner Lake complex. The mineralization is very uniform consisting of roughly 70% magnetite and 22 percent apatite. Other minerals present include 2% pyrrhotite, pyrochlore and traces of chalcopyrite.
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The magetite is titaniferous; the niobium mineral is pyrochlore and the mineralization is quite radioactive. There is also a small amount of pyroxene and pyrrhotite. The mineralization consists roughly of 70% magnetite and 22% apatite. Other minerals include 2% pyrrhotite, pyrochlore and traces of chalcopyrite.
Aug 10, 2012 (P Bousquet) - After assaying 15 samples for REE, the results showed a mean Total Rare Elements of 0.537% (Breaks, 2008 / T-5840).
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Magmatic |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 2 | Layered |
| 3 | Massive |
| 1 | Podiform |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bladed | 240 | 60 | 150 | 135 | 90 | 1078 +/- 7 MA | OGS S32, p. 32 |
Date: Nov 03, 1959
Geologist: W Savage
Notes: The Multi-Minerals property at Nemegos was visited again when the tenth and last hole of the 1959 diamond drilling programme was completed. The writer, assisted as usual by Lloyd Otto, examined and made summary logs of the core in four holes which were drilled since his visit in September. H.L. Garvie arrived later and we examined the core in the past two holes (#139 and 140). Preliminary calculations by Garvie based on the results of this drilling programme suggested close to 40 million tons of 20% apatite. On November 18th H.L. Garvie kindly forwarded to the writer copies of his detailed logs of the holes drilled in 1959 complete with assays. Assuming continuity of the apatite bearing zones between sections and down dip from hole to hole, the writer has calculated in round figures that the drilling done to date indicates 28,000,000 tons averaging 22% apatite, above the 1000 foot horizon. The question which remains to be answered is whether or not all or any of this deposit is ore. ( PRECIS )
Date: Jul 20, 1994
Geologist: S Fumerton
Notes: A brief visit was made to the former workings of Multi Minerals. Little is left of the old camp site except for a clearing. At the sample crushing site there are a number of concrete foundations for various buildings and the crusher. The primary rock bin is still standing and nearby there is a pile of <2cm crushed magnetiferous rock which measures 8 x 6 x 4m high. The old quarry where heavy aggregate was extracted is now flooded and connected to a river. The river appears to be damned downstream relative to the time when gravel was extracted. To the southeast of the quarry is the open cut where the bulk sample was extracted. The cut measures some 4 x 10m at the bottom though is much larger at the top and blends with the adjacent cliff faces. Pine and birch trees up to 10m high are growing in the open cut.
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No 6, Soft Ore | 1954 | Unclassified | 3473000 | OFR5912, Vol 1 p. 173 | The values are contained in a report submitted to the Ontario Securities Commission by E.K. Fockler on behalf of Multi Minerals. | Iron 48.95 Percent, Phosphate 2.65 Percent, Titanium 6.4 Percent |
| No. 6 Zone | 1953 | Unclassified | 4557923 | S032, p. 41 | 5,024,250 tons | Apatite (Nonmetals) 21.9 Percent, Magnetite 69.9 Percent, Rare Earth Elements 2.72 Percent |
Book - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 105 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Compend - Summary of field work, 1976
Publication Number: MP067 Page: 73-75 Date: 1976
Author: Milne V.G., Cowan W.R., Card K.D., Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Book - The ages of carbonatite complexes in eastern Canada., CJES-4-651
Publication Number: N/A Date: 1967
Author: Gittins, J.
Publisher Name: CJES
Location: Timmins RGO
MonoMap - Niobium-bearing complexes east of Lake Superior
Publication Number: R003 Date: 1997
Author: Parsons G.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Chapleau area, districts of Algoma, Sudbury, and Cochrane
Publication Number: R157 Page: 101-106 Date: 1977
Author: Thurston P.C., Siragusa G.M., Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Publication - Alkaline Rocks and Niobium Deposits near Nemegos, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 70
Publication Number: GSC Bull 70 Date: 1961
Author: Hodder, R W
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100588
Publication - Alkaline Rocks And Niobium Deposits Near Nemegos, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper no. 57-8
Publication Number: Paper 57-8 Date: 1958
Author: Hodder, R.W.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/101225
Publication - Investigation of Reported Iron Ore Occurrences in the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, and New Bruswick; In: ummary report of the Mines Branch of the Department of Mines for the calendar year ending December 31 1909; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 63
Publication Number: CMB Pub 63 Date: 1910
Author: Haanel, B.F.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307357
Mono - Report Of The Ontario Iron Ore Committee With Appendix 1923
Publication Number: NSP013 Page: 201 Date: 1998
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location:
Mono - Phosphate in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC006 Page: 61 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC009 Date: 1968
Author: Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 351-352 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Columbium (niobium) deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC014 Page: 39-41 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Mono - Geology of the Lackner Lake alkalic rock complex
Publication Number: OFR5408 Date: 1984
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Journal - Rb-Sr Dating of the Lackner Lake Complex; Precambrian Research, volume 5, issue 3
Publication Number: PreCam Res 5:3 Page: 299 Date: 1977
Author: Owen, L.B., Faure, G.
Publisher Name: Precambrian Research
Location: Timmins RGO
MonoMap - Mineral Prospects of the Swayze Greenstone Belt (Volume 1, Parts of NTS 41 O and Volume 2, Parts of NTS 41 P, 42 A and 42 B)
Publication Number: OFR5912 Page: 172-176 Date: 1995
Author: Fumerton S.L., Houle K.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Geology of carbonatite-alkalic rock complexes in Ontario: Lackner Lake alkalic rock complex, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: S032 Page: 41 Date: 1988
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Niobium (Columbium) deposits of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Series 18
Publication Number: GSC EGR 18 Page: 35-44 Date: 1958
Author: Rowe, R. B.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102452
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