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Record: MDI31F04NW00010

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Reeves Mine - 1945, Bancroft Feldspar - 1945
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Prospect
Date Created 1985-Dec-02
Date Last Modified 2022-Feb-18
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)

Secondary Commodities: Rare Earth Elements



Location

Township or Area: Monteagle

Latitude: 45° 13' 49.41"    Longitude: -77° 47' 9.73"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 281300.001   Northing: 5012321.002    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31F04NW

Point Location Description: 90 m north of concession road

Location Method: Data Compilation

Access Description: The pegmatite is 90 m north of the road between Concession XII and XIII, (at this point the road is in Concession XII) across an open field.



Exploration History

1945-46: Bancroft Feldspar Mines Limited - in production.


Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Pegmatite 1 Host
Gneiss-Unsubdivided 2 Contains

Lithology Comments

Feb 24, 2012 (A Wilson) - The zoned pegmatite dike is 9 m wide at the central part of the workings, and the dike is exposed for 118 m by the workings. The dike trends 005°-015°.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1AlbiteEconomicOre
2MicroclineEconomicOre
3QuartzEconomicOre
4BiotiteEconomicOre
5HornblendeEconomicOre
6AllaniteEconomicOre
7EuxeniteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (D Laidlaw) - Radioactivity is associated with the books of biotite.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Pegmatite
Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
1946 1079 ARV56-02, p. 2 1190 tons
1945 91 ARV55-02, p. 2 total production 100 tons

References

Part - Geology of Monteagle and Carlow townships

Publication Number: ARV63-06 Scale:     Date: 1998

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario

Publication Number: IMR021 Scale:     Date: 1997

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5311 Scale:     Date: 1981

Author: Gordon J.B., Rybak U.C., Robertson J.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, part 2

Publication Number: MDC022 Scale:     Date: 1981

Author: Storey C.C., Vos M.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region

Publication Number: OFR5425 Scale:     Date: 1983

Author: Martin W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Mono - Granitic pegmatites of the Bancroft area, southeastern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5717 Scale:     Date: 1990

Author: Goad B.E.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Part - Mines in Ontario in 1945

Publication Number: ARV55-02.001 Scale:     Date: 1997

Author: Tower W.O., Smith R.L., Bawden W.E., Cooper D.F., Taylor J.B., Walkom L.K., Little E.S., Weir E.B., Douglass D.P., Ward J.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Part - Mines of Ontario in 1946

Publication Number: ARV56-02 Scale:     Date: 1997

Author: Tower W.O., Smith R.L., Bawden W.E., Cooper D.F., Walkom L.K., Little E.S., Kirk A.T., Weir E.B., Douglass D.P., Ward J.L., Barrett C.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Map - Monteagle and Carlow townships, County of Hastings, Ontario

Publication Number: M1954-03 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1997

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Map - Precambrian Geology, Bancroft Area

Publication Number: P3385 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 1998

Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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