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| Record Name(s) | Ventures - ANL DH MR4 - 1960, Indusmin DH 1 - 1970, File 145889 - 1975 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1986-Aug-14 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Clay, Silica Sand
Township or Area: Kipling
Latitude: 50° 10' 24.18" Longitude: -82° 13' 59.3"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 411943.93 Northing: 5558636.19 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42J01NE
Point Location Description: Collar of Ventures - ANL vertical hole MR-4
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: A 1.5km2 area located one mile west of the Mattagami River and 2 miles northwest of the Kipling Dam. Access is via Hwy 807 from Smooth Rock Falls 45 miles north to Fraserdale junction on the Ontario Northland Railway, then west 20 miles by private road (Ontario Hydro) to Smoky Falls, then north 6 miles by dirt road on west side of Mattagami River to Kipling generating station.
1960: Ventures Limited/American Nepheline Limited - Diamond drilling (Hole MR 4). 1970: Indusmin Limited: Drilling (9 holes in a 3 by 3 square array centered on MR4), photos .1979-83, Derry, Michener, Booth and Wahl for OGS - Production feasibility study and cost analysis (occ. part of one of 3 site-areas evaluated). Of the 3 Moose River Basin localities assessed by the study, the Kipling site was found to be the most economically viable. 1981: Selco Inc. / Lignasco Resources Ltd. joint - High resolution aeromagnetic survey. 1987: Black Gregor Explorations: Amag, AVLF) 1996: Great Lakes Kaolin: Amag, AVLF
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.15955 | 42J01NE0017 | 42J01NE0017 |
| 2.16012 | 42J01NE0018 | 42J01NE0018 |
| 63.6349 | 42J01NE0019 | 42J01NE0019 |
| 63.6350 | 42J01NE0020 | 42J01NE0020 |
| 2.16778 | 42J01NE0022 | 42J01NE0022 |
| 2.17733 | 42J01NE0023 | 42J01NE0023 |
| 17 | 42J01NE8089 | 42J01NE8089 |
| 2.14801 | 42J01NE8091 | 42J01NE8091 |
| 2.14847 | 42J01NE8093 | 42J01NE8093 |
| 63.6231 | 42J01NE8096 | 42J01NE8096 |
| 2.15373 | 42J01NE8150 | 42J01NE8150 |
| T-3282 / 2.15956 | 42J01NE0015 | 42J01NE0015 |
| T-3157 / 2.10744 | 42J01NE0006 | 42J01NE0006 |
| T-2413 / 63.4114/OM81-5C-132 | 42I04NW8082 | 42I04NW8082 |
| T-1255 / 83.1-77 | 42J01NE0012 | 42J01NE0012 |
| T-0694 | 42J08NW8078 | 42J08NW8078 |
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Subprovince: Moose River Basin
Geological Age: Mesozoic Geochronological Age: Lower Cretaceous Geochron. Age Ref.: MP113, p. 65
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sand | 1 | Silica Sand | Is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay | 2 | Kaolin | Is | |
| Clay | 3 | Fireclay | Is |
Mar 21, 2014 (D Draper) - Initial drilling encountered Cretaceous deposits (kaolin silica sand and fireclays) from 18m to bottom of deepest hole, 61m. The thickness of the units is variable, indicating a lens-like occurrence but it is possible to correlate the beds over about 400m between holes, showing their near-horizontal attitude. Individual beds of fireclay up to 2.5m thick were found in some holes. Of the 7 MR series holes in Kipling (Ventures-ANL), MR4 intersected the thickest sequence of Cretaceous units (38m starting at 20m depth). MR3, drilled 800m south of 4, intersected 31m starting at 30m, but the kaolin content of this hole was deemed to be low. Of the Indusmin drilling, the thickest intersections of Cretaceous material occurred in holes 1 (31.1m), 3 (32.3m) and 7 (31.1m), with hole 1 being co-located with MR4 (collared 6.1m to the east of MR4), while 3 and 7 were drilled 400m to the due north and due south respectively.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Kaolinite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Silica | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Clay | Economic | Ore |
Mar 21, 2014 (D Draper) - Ventures - ANL hole MR-4 contained zones with up to 20% kaolinite. A composite sample at -10 micron separation showed 60% kaolin. Test firings yielded a PCE of 33. Indusmin drilling intersected varying thickness of kaolinitic silica sand in all 9 holes, most containing kaolin-rich sub-zones (greater than 30% kaolin) ranging from 2 to 6 feet thick and exhibiting moderate lateral continuity between holes. Dense plastic red to brown fireclay beds over 4ft in thickness were encountered in 5 of their 9 holes. Hole 1 intersected 17ft of this fireclay. The thickest unit--36ft--was found in Hole 3 (1/4 mile directly to the north of hole MR-4).
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Industrial |
Map - Little Long Rapids sheet, District of Cochrane, geological compilation series
Publication Number: P0396 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Bennett G., Brown D.D., George P.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Economic geology of the Cretaceous deposits, Moose River Basin, Ontario, general appraisal
Publication Number: OFR5157 Scale: Date: 1975
Author: Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Mono - Bore hole mining of silica sand and kaolinite clay in the James Bay Lowlands, Ontario; feasibility and cost analysis
Publication Number: OFR5427 Scale: Date: 1983
Author: Derry, Michener, Booth and Wahl, IMD Laboratories Ltd
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Silica in Ontario, industrial minerals supplement
Publication Number: MP085 Scale: Date: 1981
Author: Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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