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Record: MDI42F08NW00002

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Peatland Site 6 - Hearst Area - 1983, Peatland 42F-6 - 1983
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1985-Jul-05
Date Last Modified 2022-Feb-22
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Peat



Location

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.





Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Lignite 1 Peat Host

Lithology Comments

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.




Mineralization Comments

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.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Fossil Fuel
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Unconsolidated

References

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

Location:


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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