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Record: MDI42J01SE00004

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Moneta Porcupine - 1952, Smoky Falls - 1952
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1980-Aug-29
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-04
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Uranium



Location

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.



Exploration History

Pre-1952: Moneta Porcupine Mines Ltd. - obtained sample from radioactive dyke.


Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Quetico

Geological Age: Early Precambrian   Geochron. Age Ref.: SMDR 1085



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Pegmatite 1 Host
Gneiss-Unsubdivided 2 Contains

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (D Draper) - A radioactive pegmatite dyke about 10 feet wide was traced for 150 feet.




Mineralization Comments

Mar 25, 2014 (D Draper) - Type of mineralization is unknown. A sample returned 0.091% U3O8 (RE).



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Pegmatite
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Discordant

References

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:


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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