Kemp prospect (Kemp property; Kemp uranium mine), Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kemp prospect (Kemp property; Kemp uranium mine) | Prospect |
| Cardiff Township | Township |
| Highlands East Township | Township |
| Haliburton County | County |
| Ontario | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 59' 52'' North , 78° 9' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bancroft | 3,838 (2008) | 24.8km |
| Haliburton Village | 1,149 (2019) | 29.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bancroft Gem and Mineral Club and Museum | Bancroft, Ontario | 25km |
"Kemp Uranium Mines, Limited, was incorporated in 1955 and owns what was formerly known as the Kemp property comprising nine claims, lots 2-5, concession XIV, and the south half of lot 1, concession XIV, Cardiff township, Haliburton county.
In 1954 radioactive showings in marble or skarn were exposed by a bulldozed stripping and a number of trenches. In 1954-55 further exploration consisted of deepening some of the trenches, additional trenching, and seven diamond-drill holes totaling 2,882 feet." (Radioactive Mineral Occurrences in the Bancroft Area by J. Satterly, Sixty-Fifth Annual Report of the Ontario Department of Mines, Volume LXV, Part 6, 1956, published 1957.)
From the book "Minerals of the Grenville Province" about thorite fromthis locality:
"..the brown-to-reddish-brown, etched, doubly terminated crystals from this locality are in fact pseudomorphs (R. Mielke personal communication, 2016). When broken open it is seen that the interiors of these crystals are polyphasic, consisting of of a granular, brick-red quartz + thorite (or thorogummite) + an iron oxide fraction, in which are suspended dark-brown-to-black, prismatic crystals of uranium-rich thorite."
"Kemp Uranium Mines, Limited, was the name of the company that owned and explored the property, and the property name was Kemp. Based on previous discussions on this forum the property should probably not be called a mine since no shaft or adit was developed, only bulldozed strippings and trenches. The property could be more properly called a prospect." (John Duck)
In pyroxene skarn.
(Not to be confused with the "Kemp showing" at Centre Lake Uranium MInes.)
This locality is currently under claim, please do not collect without requesting permission from its respective claimholder
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 References: |
| ⓘ 'Mica Group' Description: Twinned xls of thorite have been surfacing on the internet.
The mine I believe is in Faraday twp. |
| ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Description: Twinned xls of thorite have been surfacing on the internet.
The mine I believe is in Faraday twp. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Description: Twinned xls of thorite have been surfacing on the internet.
The mine I believe is in Faraday twp. |
| ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Twinned xls of thorite have been surfacing on the internet.
The mine I believe is in Faraday twp. |
| ⓘ 'Scapolite' |
| ✪ Thorite Formula: Th(SiO4) Description: Twinned xls of thorite have been surfacing on the internet.
The mine I believe is in Faraday twp. |
| ⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite ? Formula: (Th,U)SiO4 Description: Chemical analysis in Traill (1980) indicates only 1.03% U3O8 |
| ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O Description: Twinned xls of thorite have been surfacing on the internet.
The mine I believe is in Faraday twp. |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Thorite | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Thorite var. Uranothorite ? | 9.AD.30 | (Th,U)SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Scapolite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite | (Th,U)SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite | (Th,U)SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Th | Thorium | |
| Th | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| Th | ⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite | (Th,U)SiO4 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite | (Th,U)SiO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Canada
- Ontario
- Bancroft areaMineral Occurrence Area
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Granite-Rhyolite ProvinceMagmatic Province
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Kemp prospect, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada