Within the year of 1949, the whole entire east side of Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada was being prospected for rich uranium deposit zones. In addition a guy by the name of Mr. Campbell had soon discovered a vein that contained radioactive minerals of Pitchblende. Most of this operation was later claimed by Mr. Campbell, and had contained a single block of 30 claims In general the first noted discovery became determined as the No. 1 zone that was situated on claim #15663. As explorations started to take place the prospector him self would end up forming his own company that became incorporated into the Camray Mines Ltd. Generally Mr. Campbell himself had also adapted a name for the mine when he registered this claim as the Camray Mine Site. All production within this time period was being confined to two foot wall veins that consisted of pitchblende. The first vein was determined to have went on for a distance of 245 feet, and the second vein was traced for a distance of 250 feet to the east of the main showing. Trenching within the Camray Mine was rather being done by the use of a Warsop Plugger that had trenched this area till it had hit fresh rock. Once this had occurred the company would then test its luck by gathering grub-samples at 5 foot intervals. Soon enough more impressing results came from these samples that had assay 0.41% for a distance of 182 feet. Much of the eastern part of this discovery became slashed, to determine the extent of the Pitchblende Stringers. Generally this whole entire phase would remove 30 tons of rock that was hand sorted in order to find the rich Pitchblende material.
Diamond drilling within the year of 1949 was being confined to surface explorations when the company and its team of miners had mainly drilled holes within the Pitchblende showings. In addition company officials from the Camray Mines Ltd. had encounter more high-grade pitchblende deposit zones. This major discovery would additionally commence further development when a two compartment vertical shaft was sunken to a depth of 150 feet. The No. 1 Camray shaft can actually be found within the granite formation that's located on the east end of the West Ore Zone. More so the company would start to expand this operation when a station was cut on the mines 138 foot level. All of this development was then opened up by a series of drifts that had taken place on October, 1, 1949.
The No. 2 vein zone was another working that was located on the south side of the mine road, and at a distance of 1,500 feet from Highway 17. More so this working is considered to be located a bit further away from the No. 1 Vein zone, as its found at distance of 5,800 feet east of the No. 1 Camray shaft. Much of the Pitchblende vein is considered to extend into a granite formation for a distance of 2 to 3 feet. During this time period the workings of the No. 2 vein zone became exposed by the use of a bulldozer, and soon had encounter a long granite formation. Generally this whole entire granite formation was slashed for a distance of 200 feet with the use of compress air drills, and a warsop. More so this had exposed the pitchblende vein further within the rock to fully commence new engineering projects of an Adit Zone that was about to be driven below the surface exposure. Company officials and its team of dedicated miners had driven a long drift section that was drilled and blasted for a distance of 230 feet. But nothing encouraging was encountered to fully start development as the mine became abandoned within the first year of being claimed by the Camray Mines Ltd.
Nevertheless, the property includes three more vein zones that are determined as the No. 3, 4, and 5 zones. Each of these historical exploration areas are rather less developed as they did not encounter any high-grade Pitchblende Veins. Never to say the company had pretty much abandoned these exploration areas as they weren't considered to be profitable like the No.1 and 2 vein zones. No other production or development had occurred within this property as the mine had been left abandoned since 1949
Diamond drilling within the year of 1949 was being confined to surface explorations when the company and its team of miners had mainly drilled holes within the Pitchblende showings. In addition company officials from the Camray Mines Ltd. had encounter more high-grade pitchblende deposit zones. This major discovery would additionally commence further development when a two compartment vertical shaft was sunken to a depth of 150 feet. The No. 1 Camray shaft can actually be found within the granite formation that's located on the east end of the West Ore Zone. More so the company would start to expand this operation when a station was cut on the mines 138 foot level. All of this development was then opened up by a series of drifts that had taken place on October, 1, 1949.
The No. 2 vein zone was another working that was located on the south side of the mine road, and at a distance of 1,500 feet from Highway 17. More so this working is considered to be located a bit further away from the No. 1 Vein zone, as its found at distance of 5,800 feet east of the No. 1 Camray shaft. Much of the Pitchblende vein is considered to extend into a granite formation for a distance of 2 to 3 feet. During this time period the workings of the No. 2 vein zone became exposed by the use of a bulldozer, and soon had encounter a long granite formation. Generally this whole entire granite formation was slashed for a distance of 200 feet with the use of compress air drills, and a warsop. More so this had exposed the pitchblende vein further within the rock to fully commence new engineering projects of an Adit Zone that was about to be driven below the surface exposure. Company officials and its team of dedicated miners had driven a long drift section that was drilled and blasted for a distance of 230 feet. But nothing encouraging was encountered to fully start development as the mine became abandoned within the first year of being claimed by the Camray Mines Ltd.
Nevertheless, the property includes three more vein zones that are determined as the No. 3, 4, and 5 zones. Each of these historical exploration areas are rather less developed as they did not encounter any high-grade Pitchblende Veins. Never to say the company had pretty much abandoned these exploration areas as they weren't considered to be profitable like the No.1 and 2 vein zones. No other production or development had occurred within this property as the mine had been left abandoned since 1949