Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Railway Pit Property - 1998 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 2002-Jan-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | A Wilson |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Aggregate
Township or Area: Cumming
Latitude: 49° 19' 23.98" Longitude: -82° 50' 11.75"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 366541.83 Northing: 5465022.09 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42G07SW
Point Location Description: Approximate centre of claim 1224027
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The property is accessible by road 6 km west of Kapuskasing on highway 11, then south on the Cargill Road, then west on the Ecclestone Road for 4.5 km to the phosphate mine. From here drive north 3 km along the Opasatika Road to the claim group.
1998: Leo Alarie and Sons Ltd. - bulk sampling (400 tonnes).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-4138 / 2.19212 | 42G07SW2003 | 42G07SW2003 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Quetico
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Diorite | 1 | Diorite | Host |
|---|
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The bulk testing was completed on what is presumed to be a late phase dike of diorite or quartz diorite.
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Bulk testing confirmed that the rock is suitable for production of high quality road aggregates. Acid based accounting tests confirm that the pit aggregates are not acid generating.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Industrial |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Intrusive |
Map - Kapuskasing sheet, districts of Cochrane and Algoma, geological compilation series
Publication Number: P0398 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Bennett G., Brown D.D., George P.T., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Map - Hearst-Kapuskasing sheet, geological compilation series, Algoma and Cochrane districts
Publication Number: M2166 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1969
Author: Bennett G., Brown D.D., George P.T., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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