Ontario Geological Survey
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Record Name(s) | Moneta Porcupine - 1952, Smoky Falls - 1952 |
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Related Record Type | Simple |
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Record Status | Occurrence |
Date Created | 1980-Aug-29 |
Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-04 |
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Primary Commodities: Uranium
Township or Area: Harmon
Latitude: 50° 3' 39.48" Longitude: -82° 9' 41.5"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 416863.08 Northing: 5546055.5 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42J01SE
Point Location Description: Map point used for coordinates is the Smoky Falls Dam; exact ocurrence. location unknown
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Occurrence is described as: 3 miles north of Smoky Falls on Mattagami River.
Pre-1952: Moneta Porcupine Mines Ltd. - obtained sample from radioactive dyke.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Quetico
Geological Age: Early Precambrian Geochron. Age Ref.: SMDR 1085
Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
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Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Contains |
Dec 07, 2005 (D Draper) - A radioactive pegmatite dyke about 10 feet wide was traced for 150 feet.
Mar 25, 2014 (D Draper) - Type of mineralization is unknown. A sample returned 0.091% U3O8 (RE).
Rank | Classification |
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1 | Pegmatite |
Rank | Characteristic |
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1 | Discordant |
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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Publication - Canadian deposits of uranium and thorium; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Series 16
Publication Number: GSC EconGeol 16 Scale: Date: 1952
Author: Lang, A.H.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102450
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