 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | formation of uraninite in early proterozoic quartz-pebble conglomerates of the Elliot Lake District, Ontario...Ontario, Canada S. Ono R. Mock H. Ohmoto Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University...models for the origin of uraninite Paragenesis and textures of minerals Uraninite in quartz-pebble conglomerate...because of the presence of rounded grains of uraninite and pyrite. The survival of these minerals during...diagenetic/hydrothermal model, has been suggested for uraninite and pyrite in the q u a r t s - p e b b l e c |  | | Report (issue) | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 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) | | 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...profile through a Pronto Series paleosol in the Elliot Lake area, lend fresh insight into atmospheric and hydrogeologic...Geology, Acadia University, Wolfville, N.S., BOP 1XO, Canada. 0301-9268/88/$03.50 © 1988 Elsevier Science |  | | Report (issue) | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | uraniferous quartz-pebble conglomerates, Elliot Lake, Canada: Evidence from laser-microprobe sulphur isotope...hydrothermal origins of uraninite and pyrite The occurrence of rounded grains of uraninite and pyrite in fluvial...model, postulating hydrothermal mineralization of uraninite and pyrite (and associated gold), has been proposed...continental sedimentary rocks of ~2.7 to -2.2 Ga from Canada and South Africa have 634S values close to the...of the Matinenda Formation at the Stanleigh mine, Elliot Lake, Canada (Mock and Ohmoto, 1997). The first |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 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...ratiosthat are obviouslynot relatedto structurewithin the area, to hydrothermalactivity or to their relationshipone...the upper conglomerate, presumablyin this small area farthestfrom its "up channel"end, has the highestratio...ASSAYS FROM SURFACE DRILL HOLE SAMPLES ALGOM-QUIRKE MINE Horizon Upper Conglomerate Main Conglomerate Lower |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | quartz-pebble conglomerate uranium deposit, Elliot Lake District, Canada Laura Bergen* and Mostafa Fayek Department... 125 Dysart Road, R3T 2N2, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Abstract Uranium deposits older than about 2200...conglomerate uranium deposit of the Elliot Lake district, Canada, shows that the dominant uranium minerals...conglomerate, uranium deposit, modified placer, Elliot Lake, Ontario Introduction There are over 360 000 tonnes...quartz-pebble conglomerate (paleo-placer) deposits in Canada and South Africa, with individual deposits ranging |  | | Report (issue) | | actual size. A2 A. AB Reef, Denison Mine, Elliot Lake, Ontario. (Samples courtesy of V. Ruzicka, photography...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 |  | | Report (issue) | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 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 |  | Vennemann, T. W., Kesler, S. E., Frederickson, G. C., Minter, W. E. L., Heine, R. R. (1996) Oxygen isotope sedimentology of gold- and uranium-bearing Witwatersrand and Huronian Supergroup quartz-pebble conglomerates. Economic Geology, 91 (2) 322-342 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.91.2.322 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | U-bearingMatinendaFormationconglomerates in the Elliot Lake areahavea verylowproportion of pebbles witht9SOvaluesabove11...quartz-pebble conglomer-ebromite,as well as goldand uraninite(Ramdohr,1958; disatesthathostU andAuoresaregenerally...contacts. Pyriteeuin margins of pebbles. Lakearea,Canada, areU richwithnosignificant Au(Roscoe, hedracanalsobe...UaOs (ppm) Livingstone CreekFormation 0.7-4.3 Elliot Lake-Blind River; Matinenda 0.5 Reference Bennettet...Thomson (1960), Gordon et al. Formation Wanapitei Lake-Lake Temagami; Matinenda 1.2-2.0 (12.8) • Formation |  | | Report (volume) | | ............ Athabasca Basin Uranium Province, Canada .................................................................... Blind River–Elliot Lake Uranium Province, Canada...................................Details of the Athabasca Basin Uranium Province, Canada .................................................5 2. Details of the Blind River–Elliot Lake Uranium Province, Canada ..................................Blind River–Elliot Lake (BRELUP) and the Athabasca Basin (ABUP) Uranium Provinces in Canada. Sandstone |  | Ulrich, T., Long, D. G. F., Kamber, B. S., Whitehouse, M. J. (2011) In Situ Trace Element and Sulfur Isotope Analysis of Pyrite in a Paleoproterozoic Gold Placer Deposit, Pardo and Clement Townships, Ontario, Canada. Economic Geology, 106 (4) 667-686 doi:10.2113/econgeo.106.4.667 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Placer Deposit, Pardo and Clement Townships, Ontario, Canada T. ULRICH,1,†,* D. G. F. LONG,1 B. S. KAMBER...Sciences, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario P3G 2C6, Canada for Isotope Geology Swedish Museum of...Formation in Pardo and Clement Townships, Ontario, Canada. The sedimentology of the conglomerates, combined...material derived from a highly restricted catchment area. Postdepositional overprinting of the conglomerates...Witwatersrand basin of South Africa, and deposits in Canada, Brazil, and Australia (Roscoe, 1996; England et |  | | Report (issue) | | 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | the sedimentary setting of gold, pyrite, and uraninite favors a detrital origin and their deposition...Supergroup in Canada, which also contains quartz-pebble conglomerates that host only uraninite and pyrite...105 W.E.L. Minter 7. Witwatersrand gold-pyrite-uraninite deposits do not support a reducing Archean atmosphere...processes in uranium ores at the Stanleigh mine, Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada...............................botryoids at a 350 Ma fossil warm spring at the Tynagh mine, Ireland: (A) The top surface (field of view measures |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Sciences, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6 Canada Abstract: A hydrothermal origin has been advocated...Palaeoproterozoic Mississagi Formation, Huronian Supergroup, Canada. These maps reveal the common existence of rounded...between 2.45 Ga (Thessalon Fm.) and 2.31 Ga (Gordon Lake Fm.), and the presence of the detrital pyrite therefore...along with other redox sensitive minerals, e.g. uraninite and siderite, has long been considered a key constraint...palaeo-atmospheric conditions. Both pyrite and uraninite are subject to rapid oxidative chemical weathering |  | | Report (issue) | | earthscience and mineral-resource agencies of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic...earthscience and mineral-resource agencies of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic...earth-science and mineral-resource agencies of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic...(EMR), Canada, Mineral Policy Sector (MPS); W. David Sinclair, EMR, Geological Survey of Canada; and Andrew...- - - - -- ----- - ---- - - -- -- -- 13. Average mine and mill production costs per metric ton of ore |  | | Book | | individual deposits or districts. (in brackets country, district, deposit reviewed): Adamek P. (Scandinavia), Adams...Robertson J.A. (Blind River-Elliot Lake, Canada), Ruhrmann G. (Saskatchewan, Canada), Ruzicka V. (CSFR), Saucier... USA), Smith RB. (South Texas, USA), Tan H.B. (Canada), Thamm J. (Colorado Plateau, USA), Tauchid M....Deposits (Type 1, Chap. 4): Athabasca Basin Region, Canada........................................ Examples...in Albitized Metasediments: Uranium City Region, Canada........................................ 137 5 |
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