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| Record Name(s) | OGS DH 75-11-01 - 1975, Soweska River - 1980 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1980-Dec-19 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Oct-07 |
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Primary Commodities: Clay, Silica Sand
Secondary Commodities: Lignite
Township or Area: Habel, Hambly
Latitude: 50° 21' 36.57" Longitude: -82° 40' 52.52"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 380415.04 Northing: 5580027.13 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42J07SE
Point Location Description: Hole located at conjunction of winter road & north bank Soweska R. (on Hambly/Habel border).
Location Method: Other Literature
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. (Note: Plot of winter road on 1977 series EMR topographic maps 42J/7 and 42J/2 (Soweska River and Friday Creek) not in agreement with ODM/OGS documentation; road appears to be shifted half a township too far to the west on these NTS sheets. OFR 5148, Pt.2, Plate 7 shows road running northwest through Hambly Twp., not Amery Twp.).
1972: Algocen Mines Limited - Geological data compilation and aerial photographic analysis. 1975: Ontario Division of Mines: Winter road construction; drilling; geophysical surveys (seismic and resistivity); palynological studies. circa-1981: Geoscience Laboratories, OGS: Analyses of samples from 1975 drill program. 1981-83: Ontario Energy Resources Ltd./ONEXCO -Occurrence site within Exploratory License of Occupation
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-1303/ 2.27446 | 42J02NW2001 | 42J02NW2001 |
| T-2886 / 63.4219, OM-82-5-C-171 | 42J09SE0001 | 42J09SE0001 |
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Subprovince: Moose River Basin
Geological Age: Mesozoic Geochronological Age: Cretaceous Geochron. Age Ref.: S021
Mar 23, 2014 (D Draper) - Lower Cretaceous (Middle to Upper Albian) sediments consisting of white, fine to coarse grained, pure quartz sands interbedded with thin horizons of white, red, yellow and light brown kaolinitic clay.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Clay | 1 | Fireclay | Is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand | 2 | Silica Sand | Is | |
| Clay | 3 | Kaolin | Is | |
| Lignite | 4 | Is |
Mar 23, 2014 (D Draper) - Lignite fragments were encountered in hole 75-11-01 (vertical to 46m) from 14.8 to 19.7m, in association with grey clay and fine quartz sand. Lignite bearing beds are underlain by another 26.5m of silica sand, kaolin, and fireclay devoid of lignite. The upper 15m of sediments are predominantly white quartz sand interbedded with minor amounts of clay. Lower portion of sediments contain reddish-brown kaolinitic clay interspersed with quartz silt and sand.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silica | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Clay | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Kaolin | Economic | Ore |
Mar 23, 2014 (D Draper) - Analysis of 3 samples of the white quartz sand yielded up to 97.2% SiO2 with Al2O3 ranging from 1.4 to 2.5% and Fe2O3 0.2-0.3%. Samples of the clay tested as P.C.E. of 31/32 (high duty fireclay) with Al2O3 of 15.1 - 23.9%. Samples exhibited only low to medium plasticity however.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Industrial |
File - Resident Geologist files T-1303, T-2886
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Location: Timmins RGP office
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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Mono - Geology and mineral deposits of the Moose River Basin, James Bay Lowlands, preliminary report
Publication Number: OFR5158 Page: 25 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 Page: 96 Date: 1975
Author:
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 Date: 1975
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Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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Compend - Mesozoic geology and mineral potential of the Moose River Basin
Publication Number: S021 Page: 39, 149, 157, 171 Date: 1982
Author: Telford P.G., Verma H.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Silica in Ontario, industrial minerals supplement
Publication Number: MP085 Page: 22-30 Date: 1981
Author: Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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