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| Record Name(s) | Williams Island - 1923 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jun-28 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Limestone (Chemical/Flux)
Township or Area: Hobson
Latitude: 50° 24' 1.08" Longitude: -81° 34' 11.91"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 459491.76 Northing: 5583294.76 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42I05NE
Point Location Description: South tip of Williams Island, Abitibi River, at foot of Long Rapids
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The Ontario Northland Railway line, running from Cochrane to Moosonee, parallels Abitibi River approximately 2km to the west of the river at the occurrence location.
1923: GSC E.M.Kindle - sampling. 1973-74: Aquitaine Company of Canada Ltd - Integrated geophysical survey (resistivity, magneto-telluric, refraction and gravity), Drilling, geophysical logging (IP, resistivity, velocity, gamma-ray), geochemical analyses; stratigraphic holes 74-1 and 74-2 drilled in vicinity of occurrence.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-1581 / 83.1-118 | 42I11SE0003 | 42I11SE0003 |
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Subprovince: Moose River Basin
Geological Age: Paleozoic Geochronological Age: Upper Devonian Geochron. Age Ref.: ARV37-6, p. 27
Dec 07, 2005 (D Draper) - The best exposure of Williams Island Formation limestone is at the head of Williams Island itself. The island is on a northeast-trending axis of an anticlinal structure with the flanks of this arch dipping generally northwest or southeast from 18 to 35 degrees. (ODM AR VOL 37-6, p. 28-29).
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Limestone | 1 | Is |
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Mar 20, 2014 (D Draper) - Limestone: Williams Island Fm: outcropping at south end of island and on west bank of river opposite island occurs in cliffs about 30 feet in height.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Carbonate | Economic | Ore |
Mar 20, 2014 (D Draper) - Limestone: A sample of the lower fossiliferous beds at Williams Island (Williams Island Formation) returned 95.46% CaCO3. Two samples taken by E.M.Kindle returned 95.71 and 94.55% CaCO3 (Note: reference states samples taken at (Q) upper end of island near head of Long Rapids, Abitibi River. Unknown if this location was Williams Island or one of 2 other islands further south in river in Valentine Township. Samples here were of the Moose River Formation limestone.)
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Industrial |
Map - Moose River Basin, District of Cochrane, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM37P Scale: 1:506,880 Date: 1997
Author: Dyer W.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Devonian stratigraphy of the Hudson Platform - part I: stratigraphy and economic geology; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 379
Publication Number: GSC Memoir 379 Page: 90 Date: 1975
Author: Sanford, B V; Norris, A W
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/103959
Part - Geology and economic deposits of the Moose River basin
Publication Number: ARV37-06.001 Page: 27, 68 Date: 1998
Author: Dyer W.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Industrial minerals of northern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC026 Page: 119 Date: 1985
Author: Vos M.A., Abolins T., McKnight R.L.W., Smith V.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Geology of a Portion of the North Part of Moose River Basin; Geological Survey of Canada, Summary Report 1923, pt. C I,
Publication Number: GSC SR 1923-C I Page: 34 Date: 1924
Author: Kindle, E.M.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100595
Part - Pre-Cambrian rocks and iron ore deposits in the Abitibi-Mattagami area
Publication Number: ARV29-02.001 Page: 25 Date: 1998
Author: Cross J.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Publication - Limestone On Abitibi and Mattagami Rivers, Ontario; Summary Report 1924 Part C; Geological Survey of Canada
Publication Number: SumRep 1924 PtC Page: 96 Date: 1925
Author: Malcolm, W.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/103165
Part - Limestones of the Moose River and Albany River basins
Publication Number: ARV38-04.006 Page: 33 Date: 1997
Author: Dyer W.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Geology and bibliography of the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Operation Winisk; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 67-60
Publication Number: Paper 67-60 Page: 35, 42 Date: 1968
Author: Sanford, B V; Norris, A W; Bostock, H H; Bell, R T
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100932
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