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Record: MDI42F08SE00004

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Site 8 - Hearst Area - 1983, Peatland 42F-8 - 1983
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Prospect
Date Created 1985-Jul-05
Date Last Modified 2022-Feb-22
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Peat



Location

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.





Lithology

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

Lithology Comments

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.




Mineralization Comments

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.



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

Location:


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