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Record Name(s) | Peatland Site 6 - Hearst Area - 1983, Peatland 42F-6 - 1983 |
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Related Record Type | Simple |
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Record Status | Occurrence |
Date Created | 1985-Jul-05 |
Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Peat
Township or Area: Dowsley
Latitude: 49° 22' 59.02" Longitude: -84° 24' 19.31"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 688308.86 Northing: 5473277.98 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42F08NW, 42F08SW
Point Location Description: Centre of swamp west of Dowsley Lake
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: This occurrence is located on the Nassau Lake Road which is 34 km west of Hearst.
Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Lignite | 1 | Peat | Host |
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Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The peat is described as being a woody sphagnum mix. The depths range from 20 cm to a maximum depth of 3 m. The peat is highly humified near the surface with humifications of 6 and 7 common. The peat is deepest near the western boundary in an area of 20% or more tree cover.
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The site was estimated to have 510 ha for an estimate of 5,639,000 cubic metres of peat. The site was not considered to be economically feasible. The peat depth is considered insufficient and the quality is reduced by a high wood content.
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1 | Fossil Fuel |
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1 | Unconsolidated |
Mono - Evaluation of the potential of peat in Ontario, energy and non-energy uses
Publication Number: OP07 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Monenco Ontario Ltd.
Publisher Name: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
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Mono - Volumes 1 and 2, peat and peatland evaluation of Hearst area (part of NTS 1:250 000 series map sheets 42F and 42G)
Publication Number: OFR5450 Scale: Date: 1983
Author: Dendron Resource Surveys Ltd.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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