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Uraninite from
Denison Mine, Bouck Township, Elliot Lake area, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Uraninite
Formula:UO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uraninite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Denison Mine, Bouck Township, Elliot Lake area, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:507612
Long-form Identifier:1:3:507612:3
GUID (UUID V4):c32862e7-a404-48b5-916b-8f6274382dcc
Nearest other occurrences of Uraninite
3.4km (2.1 miles) Panel Mine, Buckles Township, Elliot Lake area, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
4.2km (2.6 miles) Quirke Mines, Bouck Township, Elliot Lake area, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
10.4km (6.5 miles) Stanleigh Mine, Gunterman Township, Elliot Lake area, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
11.1km (6.9 miles) Milliken Mine, Gunterman Township, Elliot Lake area, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
11.6km (7.2 miles) Lacnor Mine, Gunterman Township, Elliot Lake area, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
13.5km (8.4 miles) Nordic Mine, Gunterman Township, Elliot Lake area, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
13.8km (8.5 miles) Buckles Mine (Northspan), Gunterman Township, Elliot Lake area, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
33.3km (20.7 miles) Pronto Mine, Long Township, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
74.5km (46.3 miles) Agnew Lake Mine, Nairn and Hyman Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
References
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GOVERN YOUR USE OF THIS DOCUMENT Your use of this Ontario Geological Survey document (the “Content”) is governed... copyright is held by the Queen’s Printer for Ontario. It is recommended that reference to the Content... . ; Ontario Geological Survey, ...670-5691 Toll Free: 1-888-415-9845, ext. 5691 (inside Canada, United States) Local: (705) 670-5691 Toll Free:...(inside Canada, United States) Local: (416) 326-2678 Toll Free: 1-800-668-9938 (inside Canada, United
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Sackville, New Brunswick EOA 3C0 (Canada) G.A. HARRON DuPont of Canada Exploration Ltd., Suite 102, 1550...Alberni Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6G 1A5 (Canada) ABSTRACT Mossman, D.J. and Harron, G.A., 1983...distribution of gold in the Huronian Supergroup, Canada -- the case for Witwatersrand-type paleoplacers...7% in the Quirke Lake Group, 24.9% in the Hough Lake Group and 9% in the EUiott Lake Group. Frequency...uranium camps of Elliot Lake and Blind River; in particular, they appear concentrated in the area known as the
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Rocks and Minerals of Ontario -- H f ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND NORTHERN AFFAIRS Honourable...and Minerals of Ontario By D. F. HEWITT Chief, Industrial Mineral Section Ontario Department of Mines...sedimentary rocks of Gordon Lake Formation, Highway 108; north of Elliot Lake. (Courtesy F. W. Chandler)...left: Early Precambrian pillow lavas; Munekun Lake, District of Kenora. (Courtesy L. D. Ayres). Lower right:... (Courtesy The International Nickel Company of Canada, Limited). Centre left: Eurypterus lacustris, an
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mines now in production in the Blind River area of Ontario have provided considerablenew evidence on the...northward-migrating shore line. The ore mineralsare uraninite,brannerite,and mineralsof the gummite group in...the Blind River area, nine being actually in the vicinity of the new Town of Elliot Lake, 20 milesnortheastof...that town. In addition one, the Spanish American mine, is on a care-and-maintenance basis, the uranium...the management of The Rio Tinto Mining Companyof Canada (these being the Quirke and Nordic mines of Algom
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693 ABSTRACT Ore conglomeratesof the Blind River area lie at or near the base of the Huronian sedimentarysection{n...1,700 M.Y. The uranium minerals, brannerite, uraninite and a "monazite" complex, occur with a typical...discussed briefly. INTRODUCTION THE Blind River area has leapedinto prominencein the last five yearsbecause...operatingmines,representative drill data from all of the area and many phasesof the geologyof the broader region...field. GENERAL GEOLOGY The rocksof the Blind River area are part of an assemblage that stretches in an elongatebelt
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Both actual size. A2 A. AB Reef, Denison Mine, Elliot Lake, Ontario. (Samples courtesy of V. Ruzicka...photography by David M. Watson, both Geological Survey of Canada.) 1. Photograph, artificial light. Note distribution...detrital grains of radioactive minerals, mostly uraninite, not large detrital grains of radioactive minerals...Leader Reef, about 1500 m depth, Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mine, Carletonville, Witwatersrand. (Sample courtesy...radioluxograph by David M. Watson, Geological Survey of Canada.) 1. Photograph, artificial light. The band of
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Energy, Mines and Resources Canada E:nergie, Mines et Ressourees Canada Canada THE ENERGY OF OUR RESOURCES...OUR IDEAS COVER Left: Amethyst - Thunder Bay, Ontario. Specimen measures 4.5 cm across the base. National...no. 17206. GSC 204971-1 Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 49 ROCKS AND MINERALS FOR... © Minister of Supply and Services Canada 1991 Available in Canada through authorized bookstore agents...bookstores or by mail from Canada Communication Group - Publishing Ottawa, Canada KIA OS9 and from. Geological
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MINERALOGY OF PRECAMBRIAN PALEOSOLS AT ELLIOT LAKE, ONTARIO, CANADA ALISON L. GAY* and D.E. GRANDSTAFF...mineralogy of Precambrian paleosols at Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada. Precambrian Res., 12: 349--373. Two...paleosol underlying the Huronian Supergroup at Elliot Lake, Ontario were studied to determine conditions present...within the Denison Mine. It is tentatively classified as an intrazonal gley soil formed in an area of poor...developed on granite, is exposed near the Pronto Mine. This profile exhibits iron oxidation and enrichment
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GOVERN YOUR USE OF THIS DOCUMENT Your use of this Ontario Geological Survey document (the “Content”) is governed... copyright is held by the Queen’s Printer for Ontario. It is recommended that reference to the Content... Geology and Scenery, North Shore of Lake Huron Region; Ontario Geological Survey, Geological Guide Book...670-5691 Toll-Free: 1-888-415-9845, ext. 5691 (inside Canada, United States) Pubsales.ndm@ontario.ca The Purchase...670-5691 Toll-Free: 1-888-415-9845, ext. 5691 (inside Canada, United States) Pubsales.ndm@ontario.ca Crown
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URANIFEROUS CONGLOMERATE IN THE ELLIOT LAKE--AGNEW LAKE A R E A OF CANADA M I C H A E L M. K I M B E R...Department of Geology, Universityof Toronto, Mississauga(Canada) (Received July 30, 1979; revision accepted October...uraniferous conglomerate in the Elliot Lake--Agnew Lake area of Canada. Precambrian Res., 12: 375--392...in the Middle Precambrian Elliot Lake--Agnew Lake area of Ontario, Canada. Chemical compositions have...(Holland, 1962; Roscoe, 1969; Grandstaff, 1976). The uraninite grains are interpreted to have been derived from
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alteration of organic matter in uranium ores, Elliot Lake, Canada: Implications for selected organic-rich deposits...Allison Unive~ity, Sackvilte, New Brunswick EOA3CO,Canada 21aboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Department...3GeologyDepartment, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C6, Canada (Received March 27...matter in the uraniferous Matin~nda Formation, Elliot Lake, is preserved in the forms of syngenetic kerogen...in the Witwatersrand gold-uranium ores. The Elliot Lake kerogen is a vitrinite-like material considered
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Precambrian Quartz-Pebble Conglomerates of the Elliot Lake Area, Canada, and the Pongola Basin, South Africa R...aggregates and brannerite grains from the Elliot Lake area, Canada, and the Pongola basin, South Africa,...the fact that U-Ti phases are second only to uraninite as the most important uranium minerals in Precambrian...priikambrischen Quarz-Gerdll-Konglomeraten des Elliot Lake-Gebietes, Canada, und des Pongola-Beckens, Siiclafrika...Im Untersuchungsmaterial, das aus dem Elliot Lake-Gebiet, Canada, und dem Pongola-Becken, Siidafrika,
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INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY AND HELD IN SASKATOON, CANADA, 1-3 SEPTEMBER 1987 A TECHNICAL DOCUMENT ISSUED...was held between 1-3 September 1987 in Saskatoon, Canada. The meeting took place in the University of Saskatchewan...with Department of Energy, Mines and Resources Canada. Thirtysix technical papers were presented to a...and deposits and their geological framework in Canada and the USA, with analogies from other parts of...Saskatchewan and Department of Energy, Mines and Resources Canada for hosting the meeting and making the excellent
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A 1B 3X5 (Canada) Department of Geology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ont. KIS 5B6 (Canada) ( Received...fundamental influence upon REE substitution in uraninite, the present study suggests that other factors...and Th include three groups of minerals, the uraninite group, the becquerelite group, and the schoepite... Only uraninite and thorianite of the uraninite group are economically significant. Uraninite is the...isometric in crystallization. The valence of U in uraninite is ill defined. Teterin et al. (1981) have used
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of Uraninite-Bearing Quartz-Pebble Conglomeratesfrom the Quirke Ore Zone, Elliot Lake, Ontario ANDREW...Geology,Universityof Toronto,Toronto,OntarioM5S 1A1, Canada Abstract The uraninitegrainsin the Main zoneconglomerates...zoneconglomerates of the Quirke ore zone,Elliot Lake, arethoughtto be detritalin originbecauseof shape(subangular..., 0.5-1-cm-thickheavymineralbandsdominatedby uraninite).Thisconclusion is in complete agreement withthe...preservationandlimited dissolutionof detrital uraninite,particularlyduringthe episodeofpostdepositional
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PAPER 69-45 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES A CATALOGUE OF...MINERALS R. J. Traill ' GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA CANADA PAPER 69-45 A CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN MINERALS...n's Printer, Ottawa from the Geological Survey of Canada 601 Booth St., Ottawa and Canadian Government bookshops...to change without notic e Queen ' s Printer for Canada Ottawa 1970 A CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN MINERALS...has elapsed since T . Sterry Hunt in Geology of Canada, 1863 , presented the first descriptive list of
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Geology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, P7B 5E1 Abstract Depositional paleoplacer...in the Jackpine, Agawa, and Mississagi Rivers, Ontario. Concentration processes were further investigated...enriched, erosional lag upslope from the ultimate area of depositional placer accumulation. These conditions...Paleoproterozoic quartz-pebble conglomerates of the Elliot Lake area, Canada, supplied nearly one third of the uranium...importance of the Elliot Lake deposits, the factors controlling ore grade at the mine scale are poorly
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE BASE OF THE HURONIAN SUPERGROUP, ELLIOT LAKE, ONTARIO, CANADA CATHERINE E.G-FARROW* and DAVID J. MOSSMAN...University, Sackville, New Brunswick, EOA 3C0 (Canada) (Received September 15, 1987; revision accepted...the base of the Huronian Supergroup, Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada. Precambrian Res., 42: 107-139. Detailed...the Denison Series paleosol, and one new profile through a Pronto Series paleosol in the Elliot Lake...Lake area, lend fresh insight into atmospheric and hydrogeologic environmental conditions of Precambrian
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
isotope systems of uraninite in the early Proterozoic Conglomerates in the Elliot Lake district Shuhei Ono a...University of Manitoba, 240 Wallace Bldg., Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T2N2 a r t i c l e i n f o Article history:...online 1 April 2010 Editor: B. Bourdon Keywords: Uraninite Lead Oxygen Isotope Proterozoic Uranothorite ...grains of uraninite in the early Proterozoic quartz pebble conglomerate uranium deposits in the Elliot Lake...Lake district, in order to constrain the origin of uraninite and its post-mineralization history. Together
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Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick EOA 3C0 (Canada) BETSEY DEXTER DYER Department of Biology, College...has been an important factor in guiding day to day mine operations and development. It has also been the...organic material associated with the gold and/or uraninite may be the fossilized remains of prokaryotic communities...of oxygen compared to the ~20% present today. Uraninite and pyrite are usually unstable in the presence...deposits) in which thorian uraninite and/or pyrite are stable. However, thorian uraninite, which 306 is the
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published quarterly by the Geological Association of Canada, incorporating the Proceedings. Une revue trimestrielle...l'Association geologique de Canada incluant les Proceedings. Subscriptions: Geoscience Canada is available to members...subscribe by writing to Geological Association of Canada Publications, Business and Economic Service Limited...Limited, 111 Peter Street, Toronto 1, Ontario. Subscriptions are $10.00 per year or $3.00 a single copy...copy. Copyright 1974 Geological Association of Canada. All rights reserved. Energy - Challenge of Man's
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Fluids released from the mining of uraninite at Elliot Lake, Ontario, were intermittently a source for...considered to be attractive targets by Mountain Pass mine in California. Mountain Pass was for companies and...Carlisle, MA 01741, USA Malawi; Wicheeda Lake, British Columbia, Canada). This E-mail: marianomineralex@aol...Nipissis granite-gneiss at Kwyjibo River (Québec), Thor Lake (Northwest Territories), Mineville (New York), and...and a granitic pegmatite near Timmins (Ontario). The element distribution has significant economic implications
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THOMSON A. L. PansoNS,Director Emeritus, Royal Ontario Museum of Mineralogy, Toronto 5, Canad.a. The sudden...Ellis Thomson was born July 27, 1882, at Toronto, Ontario, the son of Daniel Edmund and Elizabeth Hosking...work for the Ontario Department of Mines (1910, 1915, 1916) and the Geological survey of canada (1918-26)...was widely known among the mining fraternity in Canada for the excellence of his work, more particularly...minerals, in which field he was one of the pioneers in Canada, and was held in high esteemby his colleaguesthroughout
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cannot be caused by hydrothermal activity. Bulk mine samplesshow gross regional variation and the details...found to dot•, lie FIG. 1. Map of the Blind River area showing ore zonesand major fault zones. channelends.....L....Quirke Startrock ond Crotch Loke• and Denison Ore Unit J Ore Unit Sponish American Ore Unit...conglomerate, which is the northwestextensionof the Denison Mines ore unit, the sample obviouslyrepresentsonly...ratiosthat are obviouslynot relatedto structurewithin the area, to hydrothermalactivity or to their relationshipone
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Event: new multi-proxy constraints from the Cooper Lake paleosol Michael G. Babechuk, Nadine E. Weimar,...Event: new multi-proxy constraints from the Cooper Lake paleosol, Precambrian Research (2018), doi: https://doi...Event: new multi-proxy constraints from the Cooper Lake paleosol Michael G. Babechuka-c*, Nadine E. Weimara...Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada d Department of Geological & Atmospheric Sciences...Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada. Contact information – email: mbabechuk@mun.ca;
 
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