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| Record Name(s) | Argor Hole V-2-2 - 1969, Valentine Carbonatite - 1980 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Partial |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1999-Aug-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | D Draper |
| Revised By | D Draper |
Primary Commodities: Niobium
Secondary Commodities: Phosphate
Township or Area: Valentine
Latitude: 50° 14' 21.86" Longitude: -81° 36' 54.32"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 456137.83 Northing: 5565430.4 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42I04NE
Point Location Description: Collar of Argor Exploration hole # V-2-3
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: Township is 130 km north of Smooth Rock Falls. Access is via Highway 655 and Highway 11 from Timmins to Smooth Rock Falls, then north along Hwy 634 to Fraserdale and then via helicopter from Fraserdale. The occurrence is approximately 4 - 5km east of the river and is easily accessible only by helicopter.
1967-69: Argor Explorations Ltd.- airborne geophysics, DD- 2362ft drillhole. 2003: Big Red Diamond Corporation - AMAG, AVLF-EM
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-1410 / 63.2234 | 42I04NE0007 | 42I04NE0007 |
| T-1410 | 42I04NE0013 | 42I04NE0013 |
| T-1410 / 63.2194 | 42I04NE0009 | 42I04NE0009 |
| T-4940 / 2.26854 | 42I05SE2005 | 42I05SE2005 |
Province: Kapuskasing Structural Zone
Geological Age: Neoarchean
Mar 20, 2014 (D Draper) - The carbonatite complex does not outcrop at surface but lies buried beneath a minimum of 120m of overburden and Paleozoic rocks. The age of the complex is unknown but is assumed to be Late Precambrian.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Carbonatite-Unsubdivided | 1 | Is |
|---|
Mar 20, 2014 (D Draper) - Argor drill-hole V-2-2 drilled at dip of 50 degrees north to depth of 2362ft, intersected carbonatites interbanded with syenitic rocks at 741ft downhole.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrochlore | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue |
Mar 20, 2014 (D Draper) - O.2 to 0.3% pyrochlore in carbonatite over 2ft noted in Argor V-2-2 drill-log at 1801feet. Slight radioactivity and a possible occurrence of vanadinite also noted, P2O5 up to 7.67% over 3m and niobium assays up to 7000ppm were reported in S039.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Carbonatite |
Map - Otter Rapids sheet, District of Cochrane, geological compilation series
Publication Number: P0370 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Bennett G., Brown D.D., George P.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
MonoMap - Columbium (niobium) deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC014 Scale: Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Mono - Geology of the Valentine Township carbonatite complex
Publication Number: OFR5418 Scale: Date: 1984
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Mono - Geology of carbonatite-alkalic rock complexes in Ontario: Valentine Township carbonatite complex, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: S039 Scale: Date: 1988
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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