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| Record Name(s) | Keene - 1917 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1981-Sep-29 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Dec-05 |
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Primary Commodities: Fluorite
Secondary Commodities: Barite, Calcite
Township or Area: Huntingdon
Latitude: 44° 29' 32.97" Longitude: -77° 29' 41.26"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 301642.744 Northing: 4929602.801 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C06NW
Point Location Description: Precise, Shaft Fl, just north of property symbol 32 near N-tp. Boundary.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Drive 1.4km west of Hwy 62 on Hwy 7. Turn left and drive 1.2km to T intersection. Turn right and drive 0.6km. Walk 125m south from gate on left towards east edge of trees.
1917: Vein discovered by owner, Mr. Keene. 1918-19: Property developed by Canadian Fluorite Limited; H.C. Miller in 1943; and Millwood Fluorspar Mines Limited in 1944. 1950: Millwood drifted south into the Keene property on the 179-foot level of the adjoining Bailey mine. Prior to 1942 total production was estimated at 1,000 tons. Later production is recorded at 2,976 tons, not including ore taken from south end of Bailey drift in 1950. 1950: Millwood Fluorspar Mines produced 1,100 tons of ore. Total production was about 5,000 tons.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Barite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Calcite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Fluorite | Economic | Ore |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 998 | Millwood Fluorspar Mines produced 1,100 tons of ore | ||
| 1944 | 2670 | Production from 1942-49 is recorded at 2976 tons, not including ore taken from south end of Bailey drift in 1950 | ||
| 1919 | 907 | Prior to 1942 total production was estimated at 1,000 tons. |
Map - Madoc area, Ontario
Publication Number: M2053 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area
Publication Number: S012 Page: 20 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Fluorspar in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR012 Page: 22, 26, 35-37 Date: 1997
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Madoc Township and the north part of Huntingdon Township, Hastings County
Publication Number: R073 Page: 19-20 Date: 1968
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 158 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Fluorspar in 1938; In: The Canadian Mineral Industry in 1938. Bureau of Mines, Pub. 804
Publication Number: CMB Pub 804 Page: 51 Date: 1939
Author:
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/321839
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