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| Record Name(s) | OGS DH 75-11-05 - 1975 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1980-Dec-22 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Clay, Silica Sand
Township or Area: Acres
Latitude: 50° 10' 2.87" Longitude: -82° 18' 57.69"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 406013.84 Northing: 5558079.34 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42J01NW
Point Location Description: Drilled at junction of winter road and Waboose River
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Hwy 11 to Smooth Rock Falls; 75km north to Fraserdale on Hwy 634; Ontario Hydro's private road to Smoky Falls then north via winter road. Helicopter recommended for summer access.
1959-60: American Nepheline Ltd. - kaolin-silica sand exploration of 11 townships. 1975: Ontario Division of Mines - Road construction; drilling program; palynological studies 1982: Onexco Ltd.: 1982 exploration program.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-2886 / OM81-5-C-107, 63.4111 | 42I12NE0001 | 42I12NE0001 |
| T-2886 / 63.4219, OM-82-5-C-171 | 42J08NE0001 | 42J08NE0001 |
| T-0694/donation | 42J08NW8078 | 42J08NW8078 |
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Subprovince: Moose River Basin
Mar 21, 2014 (D Draper) - Lower Cretaceous (Middle to Upper Albian) sediments consisting of quartz sands interbedded with kaolinitic clay. Hole 75-11-05 cut 66m of Mattagami Formation.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Clay | 1 | Kaolin | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand | 2 | Silica Sand | Host |
Mar 21, 2014 (D Draper) - Hole drilled to 88m. Lower Cretaceous Mattagami Formation occurs from 22.5m to bottom of hole. Sand intersections total 34m of 64.9m of Mattagami Fm.; clay intersections represent a total thickness of 27.25m.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaolin | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Silica | Economic | Ore |
Mar 21, 2014 (D Draper) - SILICA SAND: Lower four sand samples consist of very white, well sorted, angular, low sphericity, very pure, fine silica sand. Three samples contained 100% quartz. Lower samples contain very little carbonate. CLAY: P.C.E. values over 8 samples ranged from 26 up to 34.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Industrial |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Unconsolidated |
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
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Compend - Mesozoic geology and mineral potential of the Moose River Basin
Publication Number: S021 Scale: Date: 1982
Author: Telford P.G., Verma H.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Mono - Geology and mineral deposits of the Moose River Basin, James Bay Lowlands, preliminary report
Publication Number: OFR5158 Scale: Date: 1975
Author: Telford P.G., Vos M.A., Norris G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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Vol - Part 1, preliminary report on the geology and lignite deposits, part 2, report on refraction seismic and resistivity surveys
Publication Number: OFR5148 Scale: Date: 1975
Author:
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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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