Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Borden Lake Thorium - 1970 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1985-May-31 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Thorium
Secondary Commodities: Uranium
Township or Area: Gallagher
Latitude: 47° 48' 41.78" Longitude: -83° 18' 51.89"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 326732.003 Northing: 5297955.005 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 41O14SW
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The occurrence is located on a small point of land jutting from the west shore of Borden Lake. It is most easily accessed via boat from Borden Lake.
1970: Ontario Geological Survey - sampling
Province: Kapuskasing Structural Zone
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Granite | 1 | Gneissic | Host |
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Jun 23, 2009 (A Wilson) - The host rock is a fine- to medium-grained pink bioitite granite which weathers to a grey white.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hematite | Alteration | Hematization | 1 |
Jun 23, 2009 (A Wilson) - The radioactivity appears to be related to hematite along joints. No uranium or thorium-beaing mineral was recognized. A grab sample collected by the OGS in 1970 returned 0.001% U3O8 and 0.07% ThO2. The radioactivity is largely due to the thorium content. Radioactivity disappears rapidly within 0.3 of the joint.
| Commodity | Analytical Method | Digestion Method | Result | Unit | Limit | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorium | Unknown | .07 | % | ThO2 | ||
| Uranium | Unknown | .0008 | % | U3O8 |
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Unknown |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
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| Unknown | 213 | 10 |
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: 41O-99 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
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:
Article - Operation Chapleau, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: MP043.016 Page: 50-57 Date: 1997
Author: Thurston P.C., Siragusa G.M., Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Chapleau area, districts of Algoma, Sudbury, and Cochrane
Publication Number: R157 Page: 261 Date: 1977
Author: Thurston P.C., Siragusa G.M., Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC025 Page: 118 Date: 1984
Author: Robertson J.A., Gould K.L.
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: 184-185 Date: 1995
Author: Fumerton S.L., Houle K.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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