Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Richardson - 1981, Phoenix - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1981-Sep-24 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-30 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Uranium, Thorium
Township or Area: Madoc
Latitude: 44° 35' 28.03" Longitude: -77° 31' 34.19"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 299487.702 Northing: 4940634.941 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C12SE
Point Location Description: Shaft Au near property symbol 44 just west of Eldorado Village.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The Richardson prospect is located in the central part of Madoc township, approximately 0.3 km west of Eldorado and Hwy 62 and 300 m north of a branch of the C.P.R. line. This location is accessible on foot from Hwy 62.
1866: Mr. Powell discovered gold mineralization on the Richardson farm. 1867: A shaft was excavated on the showing to a depth of 15 feet. The mine went into production, becoming Ontario's first gold producer, though only 1384 oz of gold was mined during its operation. 1868: Property was sold to Lombard and Hardin of Chicago. The Richardson Mine proved unprofitable and soon ceased operation, but its discovery caused a substantial gold rush in the surrounding region. 1880-1882: The mine was leased & operated by the Bailey Brothers at a small scale.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Granite | 1 | Granite | Contains |
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| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Brannerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Calcite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Muscovite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Talc | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Thucholite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 8 | Tourmaline | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 9 | Uraninite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (D Laidlaw) - ALSO PRESENT: SZOMOLNOKITE.
Book - Ontario's First Gold Rush: Eldorado
Publication Number: Date: 1992
Author: Boyle, G.
Publisher Name: Natural Heritage / Natural History Inc.
Location: Tweed RGP Library
Journal - Brannerite associated with native gold at the Richardson Mine, Ontario ; The Canadian Mineralogist (1974) vol. 12, no. 5)
Publication Number: CanMin v12 Page: 360-363 Date: 1974
Author: Steacy, H.R., Plant, A.G., Boyle, R.W.
Publisher Name: Canadian Mineralogist
Location:
Publication - Report of progress from 1866 to 1869
Publication Number: RepProg 1866-69 Page: 168 Date: 1870
Author:
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/222878
Publication - Canadian Lode Gold areas (Summary Account); Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Series 15
Publication Number: Econ Geol 15 Page: 38 Date: 1946
Author: Cookie, H.C.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102449
Publication - An auriferous radioactive hydrocarbon from the Richardson Mine, Eldorado, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper no. 73-1A
Publication Number: Paper 73-1A Date: 1973
Author: Boyle, R W; Steacy, H R
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/105207
Part - The gold fields of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV03.002 Page: 53-55 Date: 1998
Author: Blue A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Publication - Mineralogical notes on the uranium occurrences at South March and Eldorado, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper no. 73-1B
Publication Number: Paper 73-1B Date: 1973
Author: Steacy, H R; Boyle, R W; Charbonneau, B W; Grasty, R L
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/104912
Part - Statistical review of the mineral industry of Ontario for 1935
Publication Number: ARV45-01.001 Page: 12 Date: 1997
Author: Young A.C.
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: 1 Date: 1968
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 2, part of District of Cochrane, districts of Muskoka, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Sudbury, Timiskaming, and counties of southern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC018 Page: 44 Date: 1979
Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 104 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Base metal, molybdenum and precious metal deposits of the Madoc-Sharbot Lake area, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5548 Page: 302-304 Date: 1985
Author: Malczak J., Carter T.R., Springer J.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - The Precambrian-Paleozoic unconformity and related mineralization in southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5751 Page: 118 Date: 1991
Author: DiPrisco G., Springer J.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Rocks and minerals for the collector, Hull-Maniwaki, Quebec, Ottawa-Peterborough, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Miscellaneous Report 41
Publication Number: GSC MR 41 Page: 85-86 Date: 1987
Author: Sabina, A P
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/122460
Mono - Report Of The Royal Commission On The Mineral Resources Of Ontario And Measures For Their Development
Publication Number: NSP011 Page: 111 Date: 1998
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location:
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