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| Record Name(s) | Anl Mra-6a - 1960, Montgomery & Watson Location 6 - 1928, Crozier Location E South - 1933, Joubin Area 2 - 1962 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Clay, Silica Sand
Township or Area: McBrien
Latitude: 50° 8' 28.42" Longitude: -83° 3' 40.15"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 352721.92 Northing: 5556367.3 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42J03NE
Point Location Description: Collar location of auger hole MRA #6A
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Left bank of Coal River, about 1 1/2 miles south of its mouth on the Missinaibi River. Note: Coal River was refered to as Coal Brook in early sources. Note: Site is now located within Missinaibi Provincial Park and under a Land Tenure Withdrawal for both surface and mineral rights.
1928: ODM - Sampling and analyses. 1933: ODM - Minor auger drilling. 1959-60: American Nepheline Limited - Ventures Limited: Shoreline surveys, auger drilling. 1962: F.R. Joubin and Associates: Field examination, auger drilling, sampling and analyses. 1963: Mineral Processing Division, Can. Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys - Evaluation and analyses of Joubin clay samples. 1966-72: Algocen Mines Limited, ELO No. 1378 - Geological survey, auger drilling, sampling, analyses; Drilling (3 holes); Geological data compilation and aerial photographic analysis of entire Cretaceous Basin
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| T-1303 / 2.27446 | 42J02NW2001 | 42J02NW2001 |
| T-1303 / donations | ||
| T-0723 / 83.1-35 | 42J02NW0001 | 42J02NW0001 |
| T-0694/donation | 42J08NW8078 | 42J08NW8078 |
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Subprovince: Moose River Basin
Geological Age: Mesozoic Geochronological Age: Cretaceous Geochron. Age Ref.: T-0694
Dec 07, 2005 (D Draper) - The Moose River basin is underlain almost entirely by Paleozoic sediments consisting of Silurian to Devonian sandstones, limestone, dolomite and shales. This basin is bordered on the south by a low Precambrian escarpment and on the north by Hudson Bay. Erosion along rivers within the basin cuts through the mantle of recent glacial till and unconsolidated sediments to expose clays and sands of Cretaceous age.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Clay | 1 | Fireclay | Is |
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Mar 21, 2014 (D Draper) - Greenish-grey clay is exposed at river-level and is overlain by 4 feet of mottled buff and green, and yellow and red clay. The reconnaissance survey conducted by American Nepheline in the fall of 1959 noted light gray and mottled red fireclays extending for 100ft along the shore. Joubin and Associates noted clay along Coal River for a distance of 250ft and field examinations determined the extent of the clay deposit at this location to be 200ft long by 150ft wide with a depth of 45ft and inferred a volume of 1.5 million tons. The predominant material is a grey-white clay with minor inclusions of red, green, brown and yellow clay. It is dense and of intermediate plasticity. Chert fragments are distributed throughout the bed.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Clay | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Kaolin | Economic | Ore |
Mar 21, 2014 (D Draper) - Auger drillhole MRA 6A cut 44ft of variegated fireclay (green-grey, olive green, buff, brown, blue-grey to reddish-brown in colour) and chert layers. The clay was described as smooth, dense and very plastic. Testing found the clay to consist mainly of quartz, mica and kaolinite groups and classified it as stoneware or very low duty fireclay, possibly useful in the manufacture of facing brick Algocen Mines auger hole CB-3--drilled on opposite bank of creek to MRA 6A--cut 32 feet of white to grey clay.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Industrial |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
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| Unknown | 60.9 | 45.7 | 13.7 | Cretaceous | T-723 etc. |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
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| Coal Creek - MRA 6A Site | 1962 | Possible | 1360777 | T-7023 / 42J02NW0001 |
Compend - Mesozoic geology and mineral potential of the Moose River Basin
Publication Number: S021 Page: 183 Date: 1982
Author: Telford P.G., Verma H.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Pivabiska River sheet, District of Cochrane, geological compilation series
Publication Number: P0395 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Bennett G., Brown D.D., George P.T., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - The Mesozoic and Pleistocene deposits of the lower Missinaibi, Opazatika, and Mattagami rivers, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Summary Report 1926, pt. C
Publication Number: GSC SumRep1926C Page: 21, 25 Date: 1927
Author: McLearn, F.H.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102094
Part - Fire clay, kaolin, and silica sand deposits of the Mattagami and Missinaibi rivers
Publication Number: ARV37-06.003 Page: 82, 95 Date: 1998
Author: Montgomery R.J., Watson R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Refractory clay deposits on the Missinaibi River
Publication Number: ARV42-03.004 Page: 99 Date: 1997
Author: Crozier A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Book - Evaluation & Mineralogical Compositions Of Clays...
Publication Number: IR 63-85 Date: 1963
Author: Brady, Buchanan, Bell and Mercier
Publisher Name: Canadian Department of Mines
Location: Timmins RGO
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