Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines
Permanent Link to this Record: MDI42E10NW00013| Deposit Name(s) | Peatland 42e-99 - 1984 |
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| Related Deposit Type | None |
| Deposit Status | discretionary occurrence |
| Date Created | 1986-May-14 |
| Date Last Modified | 2019-Jul-25 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | T Pettigrew |
Primary Commodities: peat (nonmetals)
Township or Area: Ashmore
Latitude: 49° 43' 46.43" Longitude: -86° 55' 16.71"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 505671 Northing: 5508566 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay North
NTS Grid: 42E10NW
Point Location Description: General
Location Method: data compilation
Source Map: DEMR 1980, MAP42E LONGLAC TOPO
Sources Map Scale: 1:250 000
Access Description: The peatland is directly accessible from the Canadian National Railway Line that runs east from Geraldton through the deposit.
1984: peat sampling was carried out by OGS staff. No assessment reports were found on file.
07/25/2019 (T Pettigrew) - This deposit is a slope fen (234 Ha) characterized by open graminoid fens, and open and treed low-shrub fens. Only 40% of the total peatland area is treed. The deposit has an average depth of 1.3 m consisting primarily of sedge-sphagnum peat. The deep central block of open graminoid fen has an average peat depth of 3.3 m covering 26.5 ha, including a 1.5 ha area of 4 m peat. Development potential is moderate. Although access is excellent, the stump content low (0.1%) and the proximity to Geraldton is good; drainage capability is limited because of a railway bed near the south edge of the main deposit. Only the basin north of the railway line is considered recoverable.
Publication - Peat and Peatland Evaluation of the Longlac-Nakina Area; vol D, p. 182-193
Publication Number: OFR5542 Date: 1986
Author: Dendron Resource Surveys Ltd.
Publisher Name: OGS
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