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Record: MDI41P02SW00008

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Can-Fer - 1967
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1985-May-31
Date Last Modified 2022-Apr-20
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Uranium



Location

Township or Area: Marconi

Latitude: 47° 5' 53.67"    Longitude: -80° 46' 30.06"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 517072.998   Northing: 5216106.002    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41P02SW

Point Location Description: approximate

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1967: Can-Fer Mines Limited - sampling.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Pegmatite 1 Pegmatite Contains
Granodiorite 2 Adjacent

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1UraniniteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2009 (A Wilson) - Radioactive pegmatite dikes carry up to 0.8 lbs U3O8 per ton.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Pegmatite

References

Book - Northern Miner 67-11-16, Titl Can-Fer Net

Publication Number: NMINER Date: 1967

Author:

Publisher Name: Northern Miner

Location: Northern Miner Magazine


Map - Yorston Lake, Sudbury District

Publication Number: M2260 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1973

Author: Meyn H.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario

Publication Number: MDC009 Page: 78  Date: 1968

Author: Robertson J.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of the Maple Mountain area, districts of Timiskaming, Nipissing and Sudbury

Publication Number: R106 Page: 114  Date: 1973

Author: Card K.D., McIlwaine W.H., Meyn H.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario

Publication Number: MDC025 Page: 120  Date: 1984

Author: Robertson J.A., Gould K.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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