Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Finland Bog - 1991 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | Therese Pettigrew |
Primary Commodities: Peat, Marl
Township or Area: Potts
Latitude: 48° 52' 23.9" Longitude: -93° 55' .3"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 432777 Northing: 5413777 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52C13NW
Point Location Description: Peat bog 2.5 km north of Finland along Route 71
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: This peatland is divided by the Trans Canada Highway Route 71 and is easily accessible by same. The centre point of the deposit is approximately 2.5 km north of the community of. Finland along Route 71.
1994: Nuinsco Resources Ltd. drilled 11 RC holes.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.15685 | 52C13NW0016 | 52C13NW0016 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic Hornfels | 1 | Horfelsed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diorite | 2 | Diorite |
Nov 25, 2019 (Therese Pettigrew) - The area of this deposit is 525 ha. It has a northwest-southeast elongated shape (see air photo). The majority of the surface is treed, except the border of the lake and stream feeding into it where the surface is wetter and more open. The lake covers an area of 15 ha, and the deposit is dotted with upland islands and bedrock knolls. Only two sites were sampled on this deposit and both of these were over 5 m deep. Included in this 5 m is 2 m of organic ooze. This peat is dominated by Sphagnum, but does contain a 30-40% constituent of Carex and wood. The Carex peat content is higher towards the basal layer overlying the organic ooze. Site 1 (close to the lake) had greater than 100 cm of unhumified peat (H3) whereas Site 2 had only 60 cm of unhumified peat (H2-H3) (Northland Associates, 1984). Core samples obtained during a peat inventory program contained marl below 3 metres of peat (Storey, 1990).
Mono - An evaluation of the industrial mineral potential of parts of the districts of Kenora and Rainy River
Publication Number: OFR5718 Scale: Date: 1990
Author: Storey C.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Mono - Peat and peatland evaluation of the Rainy River area, volumes 1 to 9
Publication Number: OFR5489 Scale: Date: 1984
Author: Northland Assoc. Ltd.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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