Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Canadian Magnesite Claim P.24034 - 1975 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1985-Jun-18 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Feb-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Magnesium Minerals
Township or Area: Adams
Latitude: 48° 21' 47.57" Longitude: -81° 15' 25.03"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 480967.342 Northing: 5356703.038 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A06SW
Point Location Description: Outcrop of carbonatized ultramafic in NE corner of former claim P.23034
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Access to the site is via Springs road from South Porcupine.
1969-72: Canadian Mangesite Mines Limited - property optioned; mapping, ground geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-708 | ||
| T-642, 2.930 | 42A06SW0034 | 42A06SW0034 |
| 2.822, T-0642 | 42A06SW0033 | 42A06SW0033 |
| 2.1136, T-0642 | 42A06SE0156 | 42A06SE0156 |
| 2.907, T-0642 | 42A06SE0500 | 42A06SE0500 |
| 2.466, T-0642 | 42A06SE0158 | 42A06SE0158 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Tectonic Assemblage: Deloro
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Peridotite | 1 | Peridotite | Sheared | Contains |
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Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The outcrop that was sampled consists of an altered ultramafic intrusive. The rocks are sheared to some degree according to property descriptions.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnesite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Talc | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Chlorite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Magnesite | Alteration | Carbonatization | 1 | Medium | Massive |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected by the Ontario Geological Survey in 1975 returned an analysis of 16.9 % MgO, 3.25% CaO, 15.1% CO2 and 8.21% Fe2O3.
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANADIAN MAGNESITE | 1986 | Unclassified | 100000000 | 1986 OGS STUDY 28, PAGE 9 | DRILL INDICATED AS OF 1980; 100 MILLION TONNES @ 50% MAGNETITE, 25-30% TALC |
File - Resident Geologist file T-708
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Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP office
Map - Adams and Eldorado townships, Timiskaming District
Publication Number: M2274 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1974
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Adams and Eldorado townships, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: R121 Page: 29-30 Date: 1975
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Timmins data series, Adams Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P2113 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1980
Author: Hunt D.S., MacRae B.A., Maharaj D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Talc-magnesite deposits in the Kirkland Lake-Timmins area, districts of Timiskaming, Cochrane and Sudbury
Publication Number: OFR5310 Page: 9-21 Date: 1980
Author: Kretschmar U.H., Kretschmar D.K.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Adams Township, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: P0571 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Talc, magnesite and asbestos deposits in the Timmins-Kirkland Lake area, districts of Timiskaming and Cochrane
Publication Number: S028 Page: 9 Date: 1986
Author: Kretschmar U.H., Kretschmar D.K.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Timmins, Precambrian geology
Publication Number: M2455 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1982
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Industrial minerals of northern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC026 Page: 79 Date: 1985
Author: Vos M.A., Abolins T., McKnight R.L.W., Smith V.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological Compilation of the Timmins Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: P3379 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1998
Author: Ayer J.A., Trowell N.F.
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Location:
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