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| Record Name(s) | Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co. Property DDH 2 - 1957, Mr26255 - 1957, Demarco Claims (South Group - 1954, Mr6610 - 1959, Welsh-Sheedy Property - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-May-04 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Asbestos
Township or Area: Cairo
Latitude: 47° 57' 7.43" Longitude: -80° 35' 38.05"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 530321 Northing: 5311052 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 41P15NE
Point Location Description: Pit in claim 6517, SE part of twp.
Location Method: Data Compilation
1953: H. King – trenching,pitting. 1954: Asbestos Corp. Ltd – DD-2-474 ft., ground geophysics. 1957: Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co. – DD-4-1073 ft, analysis. 1979: Newmont Exploration Canada Ltd. - mapping
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Kl-5086/2.3027 | 41P15NE8345 | 41P15NE8345 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ultramafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Peridotite | Spinifex Textured | Contains |
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| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Host |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asbestos | Economic | Ore | ||||
| Carbonate | Alteration | Carbonatization | 1 | Unknown | Veins | ||
| Talc | Alteration | Steatization | 2 | Unknown | Replacement |
Mar 19, 2015 (A Wilson) - Diamond drill hole No. 2intersected a 120 ft section of drill core that contained numerous fractures filled with cross-fibre asbestos. The percentage of the fiber ranged from 0.33% fiber over 8.5 ft to 7.04% fibre over 1.0 ft. Multiple intersections of asbestos were identified.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Industrial |
File - Resident Geologist files KL-0659, KL-2402
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Map - Powell and Cairo townships, Timiskaming District
Publication Number: M2110 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Lovell H.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Matachewan area, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: R051 Page: 50 Date: 1967
Author: Lovell H.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Asbestos in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR036 Page: 62 Date: 1998
Author: Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Highway 66 Area, Swastika to Matachewan
Publication Number: M2677 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2006
Author: Berger B.R., Pigeon L., Leblanc G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geological Synthesis Along Highway 66 from Matachewan to Swastika
Publication Number: OFR6177 Page: 67 Date: 2006
Author: Berger B.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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