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| Record Name(s) | French River - 1898, Wakwayokastic River - 1967 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-21 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Gypsum
Township or Area: Kiyask River Area
Latitude: 50° 37' 42.48" Longitude: -80° 55' 23.07"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 505440.891 Northing: 5608513.176 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42I10NW
Point Location Description: General--1km of outcrop on east bank about 10km south of Wakwayowkastic & No. French R. junction
Location Method: Other Literature
Access Description: Occurrence is 32km southeast of Moose River Crossing. The area can be accessed in the summer by train (ONR line from Cochrane to Moosonee, Ontario), river (canoe or inflatable boat), or helicopter. In winter, access is by winter roads, train and helicopter. (OGS OFR 5728, pp.3,5).
1967--Gradore Mines Limited: Geophysical (VLEM and Mag) surveys (AF T-1368; work unrelated to gypsum occ.) 1988--Ontario Geological Survey: Mapping and sampling, geochemistry, thin section analyses.
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Subprovince: Moose River Basin
Dec 07, 2005 (D Draper) - Gypsum occurrences of the Moose River Basin are considered part of the lower Middle Devonian Moose River Formation. (GSC MEM 379, p.90). The exposures here rise approximately 2m above the water and occurs primarily along the east bank of the river for a distance of one kilometre. (AR 13, p.158; IMR 18, p.63; IMBP 12, p.15) Dyer describes the gypsum as being overlain by limestone with [Q] grey fossiliferous limestone of the Abitibi River formation in close proximity. (AR Vol 37-6, p.43).
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gypsum | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone | 2 | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (D Draper) - [Q]: The quality of the gypsum is high, uniformly fine-grained, white, and massive. Impurities consist of rare brown and black limy laminae and traces of rusty sulphide stain. Minor amounts of clear grey selenite are disseminated through the massive gypsum in stallate recrystallized spots. No limestone or gypsum breccia observed. (IMR 18, p.63).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gypsum | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Selenite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (D Draper) - Exposure consists of both greyish and whitish crystalline gypsum intermixed with streaks of pure selenite. (AR 13, p. 158) Ont. Dept. of Mines analyzed chip samples taken at random over outcrop area (1964); these returned a value of 95.60% gypsum. (IMR 18, p.64).
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:
Part - Geology and economic deposits of the Moose River basin
Publication Number: ARV37-06.001 Page: 42 Date: 1998
Author: Dyer W.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Onakawana sheet, geological compilation series
Publication Number: P0375 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Bennett G., Brown D.D., George P.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Gypsum in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR018 Page: 62-62 Date: 1997
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geology, Hudson Bay Lowlands, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and District of Keewatin
Publication Number: Map 17-1967 Scale: 1:1,013,760 Date: 1967
Author: Norris, A W; Sanford, B V; Bostock, H H
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/107628
Part - Economic resources of Moose River Basin
Publication Number: ARV13-01.009 Page: 158 Date: 1998
Author: Bell J.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Map - Moosonee sheet, geological compilation series, Cochrane District
Publication Number: M2171 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1969
Author: Bennett G., Brown D.D., George P.T., Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Operation Kapuskasing
Publication Number: MP010 Page: 87 Date: 1967
Author: Bennett G., Brown D.D., George P.T., Leahy E.J., Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Publication - Geology and bibliography of the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Operation Winisk; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 67-60
Publication Number: Paper 67-60 Page: 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
Publication - Devonian stratigraphy of the Hudson Platform; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir no. 379
Publication Number: GSC Mem 379 Page: 91 Date: 1975
Author: Sanford, B V; Norris, A W
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/127033
Compend - Mesozoic geology and mineral potential of the Moose River Basin
Publication Number: S021 Page: 178 Date: 1982
Author: Telford P.G., Verma H.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Mono - Geology of gypsum deposits in the James Bay Lowland
Publication Number: OFR5728 Page: 41 Date: 1990
Author: Bezys R.K.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Mono - Gypsum in northern Ontario: resources and market potential
Publication Number: IMBP012 Date: 1997
Author: Hains Technology Assoc., Bezys R.K., Muir J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
Location:
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