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| Record Name(s) | Martison Lake - 1965, Martison A Zone - 1999, Martison Lake Project - 1999, Martison Lake Anomaly A - 1999, Tan Zone - 2001 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1985-Aug-26 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-May-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Phosphate, Niobium
Secondary Commodities: Tantalum, Rare Earth Elements
Township or Area: South Of Ridge Lake Area
Latitude: 50° 18' 52.76" Longitude: -83° 24' 52.61"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 328093.02 Northing: 5576404.84 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42J06SW
Point Location Description: Centre of magnetic anomaly
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The property is located approximately 50 km north of Hearst. The site is accessible via a 90-km long series of loggins roads and winter roads. The road to the property turns north of Highway 11 at a point 24 km west of Hearst and follows the Fushimi logging road.
1940s: Shell Canada Resources - diamond drilling. 1965-66: Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Uranium Ridge Mines Ltd and Matachewan Consolidated Mines - 1 ddh (544 ft) 1979: Selco Mining and Esso Minerals Canada - airborne survey. 1981-84: Shell Canada Resources Inc. and Camchib Mining Limited - ground geophysical surveys, 109 drill holes (sonic - 43, RC - 45, churn drilling - 1, diamond drilling - 19) for a total of 9107 m. 1997-2001: MCK Mining Corp and Baltic Resources Inc. - enter JV arrangement to earn 100% interest; airborne survey, 14 ddh (1772 m). 2002: MCK Mining Corp. and Baltic Resources - letter of intent signed with Falconbridge Ltd.; 6 ddh (1100 m). 2006: Name changed to Phoscan Chemical Corp. 2006-2013: Phoscan Chemical Corp. - feasibility, bulk sampling, environmental studies, DD-45-4521 m, trenching, geotechnical assessment, ground geophysics, RC-9-857 m, ore beneficiation study
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-1235 | 42J06SW0019 | 42J06SW0019 |
| T-1235 / 63.3553 | 42J06SW0016 | 42J06SW0016 |
| T-1235 / 63.1852 | 42J06SW0017 | 42J06SW0017 |
| T-3680 / 2.17496 | 42J06SW0008 | 42J06SW0008 |
| T-5539 / 2.35434 | 20000002278 | 20000002278 |
| T-5700 / 2.37633 | 20000003300 | 20000003300 |
| T-5829 / 2.40070 | 20000003707 | 20000003707 |
| T-5951 / 2.40771 | 20000014946 | 20000014946 |
| T-5913 / 2.41111 | 20000004084 | 20000004084 |
| T-5924 / 2.41112 | 20000004080 | 20000004080 |
| T-6448 / 2.52102 | 20000008911 | 20000008911 |
| T-2342 / 2.4941 | 42J06SW0005 | 42J06SW0005 |
| T-4134 / 2.19295 / W9960.0098 | 42J06SW2002 | 42J06SW2002 |
| T-4363 / 2.19960 / W9960.00478 | 42J06SW2004 | 42J06SW2004 |
| T-4257 / 2.19358 / W9960.00130 | 42J06SW2003 | 42J06SW2003 |
| T-1457/ 63.2383 | 42J06SW0015 | 42J06SW0015 |
| T-3860 / 2.18239 | 42J06SW2001 | 42J06SW2001 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Hudson Bay Basin
Geological Age: Neoproterozoic Geochronological Age: 180 MA
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The Martison Lake Carbonatite Complex occurs near the north margin of the Archean craton adjacent to the younger cover rocks of the Hudson Bay Lowlands. The complex is overlain by a thin mantle of Cretacewous sediments and 30-45 m of coarse glacial till. The carbonatite has a strong magnetic signature that is readily recognizable on regional airborne maps. The Martison Carbonatite complex is one of a number of alkaline intrusions including carbonatite, kimberlite and alnoite complexes that intrude the Archean shield along the Kapuskasing Structure.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Carbonatite-Unsubdivided | 1 | Host |
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Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The deposit is hosted by a weathered carbonatite intrusion hosting residual apatite ores. The deposit is covered by 30-50 m of coarse glacial till. A thin veneer of Cretaceous sediments is preserved over parts of the deposit. The ore zone consists of both unconsolidated residuum and hard, recemented varieties of apatite ore. The main ore zone grades into fresh carbonatite bedrock through a 10-25 m thick rubble zone developed above the fresh bedrock.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Apatite | Economic | Ore |
Mar 20, 2014 (A Wilson) - Analysis of residuum and carbonatite from drill holes returned values of 5 to 30% P2O5 over a wide area in intersections ranging from 5 to 70 m in thickness. The host carbonatite grades from 3% to 6% P2O5 but intense weathering in the residuum can produce ores which grade up to 38% P2O5 primarily in the form of apatite. Analysis of drill core has indicated average values from 10 samples of 0.072% Ta2O5 or 1.58 lb/tonne and 2.21% Nb2O5.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Residual |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Unconsolidated |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
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| Regular | 1300 | 100 |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
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| Martinson Anomaly A Laterite | 2014 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 6300000 | Fox River Resources NI 43-101, p. 107 | Niobium 0.94 %, Phosphate 4.8 % | |
| Martinson Anomaly A Laterite | 2014 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 9300000 | Fox River Resources NI 43-101, p. 107 | Niobium 1.21 %, Phosphate 7.2 % | |
| Martinson Anomaly A Residuum | 2014 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 83500000 | Fox River Resources NI 43-101, p. 107 | Niobium 0.41 %, Phosphate 19.1 % | |
| Martinson Anomaly A Residuum | 2014 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 54300000 | Fox River Resources NI 43-101, p. 107 | Niobium 0.39 %, Phosphate 23.4 % | |
| Martison Deposit | 2007 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 55677000 | PhosCan Prefeasibility Study 16/05/2008, p.76 | Niobium 0.34 Percent, Phosphate 21.9 Percent | |
| Martison Deposit | 2007 | Measured + Indicated Resource | 62284000 | PhosCan Prefeasibility Study 16/05/2008, p.76 | Niobium 0.34 Percent, Phosphate 23.5 Percent | |
| Martison A Zone | 1999 | Unclassified | 113000000 | Baltic Resources press release February 16, 2001 | Phosphate 21.4 Percent |
File - Resident Geologist files T-1235, T-2407, T-2935
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Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP office
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
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Map - Aeromagnetic maps of carbonatite-alkalic complexes in Ontario
Publication Number: P0452-REV Scale: 1:4,224,000 Date: 1997
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
MonoMap - Columbium (niobium) deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC014 Page: 45 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Article - Alkalic rocks carbonatite complexes
Publication Number: MP090.016 Page: 70,73,74 Date: 1997
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Lignite assessment project--winter drilling program, James Bay Lowland
Publication Number: OFR5511 Page: 40, 42, 46 Date: 1984
Author: Watts, Griffis and McOuat Ltd.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Geology of carbonatite-alkalic rock complexes in Ontario: James Bay Lowlands, districts of Cochrane and Kenora
Publication Number: S042 Page: 6-8 Date: 1987
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Mono - Mesozoic geology and lignite potential of the Moose River Basin
Publication Number: OFR5777 Page: 28 Date: 1991
Author: Telford P.G., Long D.G.F., Norris G., Zippi P., Griffis R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Thesis - Mineralogical Investigation of the Weathered Portion of the Martison Carbonatite
Publication Number: BSc Thesis Date: 1983
Author: Hart, B.R.
Publisher Name: University of Western Ontario
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Mono - Geology of the Martison carbonatite complex
Publication Number: OFR5420 Date: 1991
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Book - MCK Mining
Publication Number: clippings Date: 2001
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP office
Publication - Martison Phosphate Project - Preliminary Feasibility Study, 104 p.
Publication Number: NI 43-101 Date: 2006
Author: J. S. Spalding, D. Sprott, P.S. Waters, J. Demidovich, M. Jennings
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Location: Timmins RGP office
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