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Record Name(s) | Site 8 - Hearst Area - 1983, Peatland 42F-8 - 1983 |
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Related Record Type | Simple |
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Record Status | Prospect |
Date Created | 1985-Jul-05 |
Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Peat
Township or Area: Templeton
Latitude: 49° 22' 2.94" Longitude: -84° 0' 8.49"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 717622.54 Northing: 5472630.5 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42F08NE, 42F08SE, 42G05SW
Point Location Description: Approximate centre of swamp
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The site is located 12 km south of Mead on road 583.
Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Lignite | 1 | Peat Bog | Host |
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Apr 14, 2014 (A Wilson) - The surficial layer has H2 to H3 carex sphagnum peat; H3 to H4 carex sphagnum peat. The humified peat layer has H5 to H7 wood carex sphagnum peat. The basal sediment is sand, silt to till.
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The site is considered to have excellent fuel potential although the dense tree cover will result in above average extraction costs. The site is roughly 254 ha in size and contains roughly 6,475,000 cubic metres of peat.
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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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