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| Record Name(s) | Multi Minerals Zone 8 - 1954 |
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| Related Record Type | Partial |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1999-Jan-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-May-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Niobium
Secondary Commodities: Phosphate
Township or Area: McNaught
Latitude: 47° 47' 19.9" Longitude: -83° 7' 38.61"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 340663.2 Northing: 5295024.82 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 41O14SE
Point Location Description: Zone 8 on Map 2008
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The old road from the Nemegos siding on the main CP tracks has been washed out/dammed by beavers in several places. Therefore a traverse or all-terrain vehicles are required to access the old works on the No. 6 Zone. The No. 8 Zone is a short traverse beyond the No. 6 Zone.
1949: Nemegos Uranium conducted a U exploration survey, results of Geiger counter survey resulted in excavation of trenches. Ground magnetometer survey, followed by diamond drilling in 1949 and 1951. 1953: Multi Minerals completed a diamond drilling program to examine mineralization in No. 6 Zone, discovered No. 8 zone; 1954 diamond drilling program, geological mapping, composite bulk sampling and petrographic study.; 1956-63 metallurgical testing to test Nb from magnetite-apatite zones; 1959-diamond drilling to prove additional apatite reserves. 1970 Fetio Industrial Minerals extracted some material from the No. 6 zone. 1975 Mertec Resources optioned the property but conducted no work. In 1978 Multi Minerals completes series of diamond drill holes to test U content of several zones. 2008 6378366 Canada Inc. and 6070205 Canada Inc. carried compilation, prospecting, sampling, assays, petrographic study and radiometric survey over the area (T-5840 / 2.39919). 2009 Rare Earth Metals Inc. conducted an aerial magnetic and radiometric survey (T-6021 / 2.43542).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-5840 / 2.39919 | 20000003677 | 20000003677 |
| T-6021 / 2.43542 | 20000005410 | 20000005410 |
| T-2171 / 63.1791 | 41O14SE0052 | 41O14SE0052 |
Province: Kapuskasing Structural Zone
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic Geochronological Age: 1078 +/- 7 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: STUDY 32, P. 32
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The mineralization is hosted in a large pipe-shaped alkaline complex. The complex consists of peripheral and core nepheline syenites separared by a partial ring of alkalic mafic rocks (ijolite and malingite). The complex is enveloped in gneissic rocks of the Kapuskasing Structural Zone. All phases of the complex are cut by dikes of magnetite-apatite. Lamprophyre dikes are also reported to cross cut the complex.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ijolite | 1 | Ijolite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syenite | 2 | Malingite | Host | |
| Carbonatite-Unsubdivided | 3 | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The rocks range from ijolite to malingite. In addition to feldspar, pyroxene and nepheline, the rocks also contain magnetite, apatite, calcite, zircon, sulphides and pyrochlore. Feldspar porphyroblasts are generally present. A foliated, finely fragmental fabric is very characteristic of the zone, however, coarse-grained, more granitoid, massive types are also present. The higher-grade niobium values are associated with more granulated sections with shred-like fragments and altered streaks. The Calcite Zone is hosted within a carbonatite dike.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrochlore | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Magnetite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Magnetite occurs as finely disseminated grains or aggregations throughout the zone but never occurs as veins. Fine pyrochlore is normally visible as streaks within the granulated sections of the zone. Apatite forms up to 5% of the zone. Calcite is a common gangue mineral.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Magmatic |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 2 | Layered |
| 1 | Massive |
| 3 | Podiform |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bladed | 240 | 58 | 300 | 340 | 45 |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 8 | 1969 | Unclassified | 72574779 | S032 p. 41 | 80,0000,000 tons averaging 0.25% Nb2O5 to a depth of 800 feet | Niobium 0.25 % |
| MULTI MINERALS ZONE 8 | 1959 | Possible | 72500000 | MULTI MINERALS STOCK PROSPECTUS 1978 | Niobium 0.17 Percent |
Map - Lackner Lake area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: M2008 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Parsons G.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Niobium-bearing complexes east of Lake Superior
Publication Number: R003 Page: 67-68 Date: 1997
Author: Parsons G.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Chapleau-Foleyet, geological compilation series, Algoma, Cochrane and Sudbury districts
Publication Number: M2221 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1976
Author: Thurston P.C., Sage R.P., Siragusa G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Pukaskwa River-University River area, districts of Algoma and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: R153 Page: 264 Date: 1977
Author: Bennett G., Thurston P.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Mono - Geology of carbonatite-alkalic rock complexes in Ontario: Lackner Lake alkalic rock complex, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: S032 Page: 49-51 Date: 1988
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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: 179-180 Date: 1995
Author: Fumerton S.L., Houle K.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Niobium (Columbium) deposits of Canada
Publication Number: GSC EGS 18 Page: 35-45 Date: 1958
Author: Rowe, R.B.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102452
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