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| Record Name(s) | Perry Lake - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1981-Sep-30 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Fluorite
Secondary Commodities: Barite, Calcite, Strontium
Township or Area: Huntingdon
Latitude: 44° 28' 51.74" Longitude: -77° 28' 9.51"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 303630.782 Northing: 4928268.792 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C06NW
Point Location Description: Precise, Shaft Fl, just south of property symbol 28 on N-shore of Moira Lake.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Drive south from main intersection in Madoc for 2.9 km. Turn left and drive 205m. Stop at north edge of lawn on right side of road (between road and lake).
1910: Mined from surface cuts by G.H. Gillespie and Stephen Wellington; C. Bowman in 1913; and William Cross and Stephen Wellington in 1915. Several hundred tons of ore was produced. 1917: Messrs. Cross and Wellington sank a shaft. 1952: Main development by Reliance Fluorspar. They sank a shaft to 170 feet at a point just west of Hwy 62 and 100 feet west of old shaft.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Calcite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Celestite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Fluorite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 3628 |
Fluorite 4000 Tons (short) |
IMR012 p. 46-47 |
Publication - Rocks and minerals for the collector: Hull-Maniwaki, Quebec; Ottawa-Peterborough, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 69-50
Publication Number: Paper 69-50 Page: 127 Date: 1976
Author: Sabina, A P
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/103344
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, 46-47 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:
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