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| Record Name(s) | Perry - 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-Oct-09 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jul-17 |
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Primary Commodities: Fluorite
Secondary Commodities: Barite, Calcite, Strontium
Township or Area: Huntingdon
Latitude: 44° 28' 59.6" Longitude: -77° 28' 20.75"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 303389.769 Northing: 4928518.8 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C06NW
Point Location Description: Precise, Shaft closest to property symbol 27 N of Moira Lake.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Drive south from main intersection in Madoc for 2.4 km. Turn right and drive 0.08km to abandoned RR tracks. Continue for 90m and turn left. Drive for 45m.
Vein first exposed during construction of Belleville-Madoc branch of Grand Trunk railway. 1912: Optioned by Stephen Wellington and William Cross. 1915-1920: Messrs. Cros and Wellington carried on mining operation on main Perry property and also on Perry Lake property to southeast. Shipments continued from ore stockpiles until 1923. Production recorded at 4,000 tons for this period. 1941: Reliance Fluorspar Mining Syndicate Limited reconditioned mined and operated mine until 1943. Further production of 4,000 tons during this period.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 3628 |
Fluorite 3628 Tons (short) |
IMR012 p.45 | |
| 1923 | 3628 |
Fluorite 3628 Tons (short) |
IMR012 p.45 |
Publication - Annual report on the mineral production of Canada during the calendar year 1916; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 474
Publication Number: CMB Pub 474 Page: 229-30 Date: 1918
Author: McLeiish, J
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307699
Publication - Investigations in 1922 mineral resources and technology; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 607
Publication Number: CMB Pub 607 Page: 32 Date: 1924
Author:
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/315434
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: 125 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, 44-46 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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