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DESCKIPTIVE NOTES

I n t r o d u c t i o n : I n t e r e s t In C a r d i f f T o w n s h i p and s u r r o u n d i n g a r e a s has been g r o w i n g In a n t i c i p a t i o n o£ changes i n the uraniuiT: m a r k e t . T h i s map i s d e s i g n e d t o show the l o c a t i o n of as se s sment work and o t h e r a v a i l a b l e u n p u b l i s h e d i n l o r r n a t i o n a n d , i n a g e n e r a l way , t o g i v e a r e g i o n a l s o t t i n g in r e g a r d t o b e d r o c k g e o l o g y , m i n e r a l o c c u r r e n c e s and g e o p h y s i c s . The I n f o r m a t i o n p l a n i s d e s i g n e d f o r use as an o v e r l a y o f the c l a i m map ( M , 6 9 ) . A d e t a i l e d d e s c r i p t i o n o f i n f o n r i a t i o n f i l e d i n the r e s i d e n t g e o l o g i s t ' s o f f i c e i s a v a i l a b l e w i t h t h i s map o r from Che r e s i d e n t g e o l o g i s t ( 1 1 t h F l o o r , Whi tney B l o c k , Q u e e n ' s P a r k , T o r o n t o 5 , O n t a r i o ) . R e p o r t s ir.ay be examined i n the r e s i d e n t g e o l o g i s t ' s o f f i c e and c o p i e s may be o b t a i n e d a t commerc ia l r a c e s .

G e n e r a l Goolof iy: C a r d i f f T o w s h i p i s u n d e r l a i n by G r e n v i l l e metased iments i n t r u d e d and r e p l a c e d by m a f i c and f e l s i c p l u t o n i c r o c k s . The t o w n s h i p can be d i v i d e d i n t o two p a r t s o f c o n t r a s t i n g raetamorphic g r a d e . The h i g h l y metanmrphosed H a s t i n g s H i g h l a n d G n e i s s Complex o c c u p i e s the p a r t o f the t o w n s h i p n o r t h o f Che f a u l t zone n e a r Highway 28. M a r b l e , p a r a g n e i s s and a m p h i b o l i t e a r e c u t by s m a l l maf ic i n t r u s i o n s n e a r Monck, Paudash and C e n t r e L a k e s . The metased iments and g a b b r o were i n t r u d e d and r e p l a c e d by n e p h e l i n e s y e n i t e e a r l y i n Che G r e n v i l l e o r o g e n y . S y e n i t e was i n t r u d e d n e a r D e e r Lake and g n e i s s e s were s y o n i C i z e d on the f l a n k s of the p l u t o n i c c e n t r e s . Ehiriiig and a f t e r t h i s L i m e , the two l a r g e g r a n i t i c b o d i e s were i n t r u d e d , accompanied by e x t e n s i v e g r a n l t i z a t l o n , f o r m a t i o n o f p e g m a t i t e s and s t r o n g s t r u c t u r a l d e f o r m a t i o n .

The H a s t i n g s B a s i n to the south o f the f a u l t zone i s not a s h i g h l y metamorphosed. I t c o n s i s t s o f sed iments ef the Dungannor F o r m a t i o n ( m a r b l e and f e a t h e r a m p h i b o l i t e ) and the Hermon Format ion ( p e l i t i c s c h i s t s and g n e i s s e s , p a r a g n e i s s , a m p h i b o l i t e , a r k o s e and q u a r t z i t e ) , which have been i n t r u d e d by s m a l l b o d i e s of g a b b r o and d i o r i t e (many of l A i c h have been a l t e r e d to a r . p h i b o l l t e ) , a g r a n i t i c i n t r u s i o n and s n a i l g r a n i t i c p e g m a t i t e d i k e s . The B a s i n was f o l d e d d u r i n g o r a f t e r the G r e n v i l l e o r o g e n y .

E r o s i o n r e d u c e d the a r e a to a p e n e p l a i n a f t e r the l a s t P r e e a m b r i a n mounta in b u i l d i n g . T h i n P l e i s t o c e n e g l a c i a l d e p o s i t s c o v e r much o f the b e d r o c k ( H e w i t t 1 9 5 7 ) .

Economic C e o l o a y : L i m i t e d p r o d u c t i o n of g r a p h i t e ( d i s s e m i n a t e d f l a k e s in p a r a g n e i s s and m a r b l e ) , molybdenum (m.alnly i n p e g m a t i t e s ) and f l u o r l t e ( i n c a l c i t e - f l u o r i t e - a p a t i t e v e i n s ) b e g a n a b o u t 1910. Cranium was f i r s t d i s c o v e r e d i n the a r e a by W . M . R i c h a r d s o n i n 1922. T h e r e were some e a r l y a t t e m p t s t o produce r a d i u m , but i t was not u n t i l 1953 when C e n t r e Lake Uranium Mines L t d . began u n d e r g r o u n d deve lopment t h a t the a r e a became a c e n t r e o f m a j o r p r o s p e c t i n g a c t i v i t y f o r u r a n i u m . S e v e r a l p r o p e r t i e s were opened in the mid-1950 '5 and two mines o p e r a t e d c o m m e r c i a l l y : B i c r o f t Uranium Mines L t d . ( s u c c e s s o r t o C e n t r e L a k e ) 1956-1963, and C a n a d i a n Dyno Mines L t d . 1958-1960. Renewed a c t i v i t y in the a r e a has been s t i m u l a t e d by Che p r o j e c t e d needs of n u c l e a r r e a c t o r s now b e i n g p l a n n e d . Many u r a n i v m d e p o s i t s o c c u r i n complex p e g m a t i t i c g r a n i t e d i k e s ; o t h e r o c c u r r e n c e s a r e metasomacic r e p l a c e m e n t d e p o s i t s and h y d r o t h e n n a l c a l c i c e - i l u o r i C e -a p a t i t e v e i n s . Most d e p o s i t s a r e l o c a t e d I n g r a n i t i z e d p a r a g n e i s s and l i m e - r i c h mecamorphic r o c k s m a n t l i n g g r a n i t e b a t h o l i t h s { H e w i t t 1957, 1 9 6 7 ) .

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G u i l l e t , G . R . 1964; F l u o r s p a r i n O n t a r i o ; O n t a r i o D e p t . M i n e s ,

I n d u s t r i a l M i n e r a l R e p t . 12.

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O n t a r i o D e p t . M i n e s , M i n e r a l R e s o u r c e s C i r c . 4 .

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O N T A R I O DEPARTMENT OF M I N E S

Preliminary Map No. P. 603

CARDIFF T O W N S H I P HALIBURTON COUNTY

Data S e r i e s Scale 1 inch to 1/2 mile

NTS Reference: 31 C/13, 31 E / 1 , 31 D/16 GSC AeroTiiagnetic Maps: 16G, l lOG, 146G ODM Geologica l Compilation Hap: 1957b