Ontario Mineral Inventory

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Ontario Geological Survey
Permanent Link to this Record: MDI31F06SE00013

Record: MDI31F06SE00013

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s)	Spain Mine - 1915, J.R. Lill Property - 1978, J. Legree Property - 1912
Related Record Type	Compound
Related Record(s)
Record Status	Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources
Date Created	1984-Nov-22
Date Last Modified	2022-Apr-19
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Molybdenum

Secondary Commodities: Uranium, Thorium, Copper

Location

Township or Area: Griffith

Latitude: 45° 17' 6.17" Longitude: -77° 4' 10.93"

UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 337687.002 Northing: 5016700.004 UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31F06SE

Point Location Description: Precise.

Location Method: AMIS Site Visit

Access Description: From junction on highway 31 and 132 (west of Dacre) drive southwest 11.9km. Access to mine on gated road on left.

Exploration History

1912: Molybdenum mine opened by J. Legree. 1915-1919: large open cut and shallow shaft (50 ft). Pure molybdenum produced by W.J. Spain and Steel Alloys Corporation. 1939: Stripping, trenching and 4, 000 feet of diamond drilling by North American Molybdenite Corporation Limited. 1965-66: Drilling and sampling by New Far North Exploration Limited. January 2005: Robert Rocky Robitaille staked the property. April 2006: Golden Phoenix Minerals Inc., acquired an interest in the property. 2006: Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc. performed VLF, magnetometer and IP surveys on their claims (2.36266). 2007: Assessment report on stripping and locating trenches and pits, Tweed report #27, 2.33686.

Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number	Online Assessment File Identifier	Online Assessment File Directory
Tweed file Griffith #1 / 63.1555	31F06SE9560	31F06SE9560
Tweed file Griffith #2	31F06SE9559	31F06SE9559
Tweed file Griffith #27	20000001853	20000001853
Tweed File Griffith #29	20000002508	20000002508

Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic

Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type	Rank	Composition	Relationship
Pegmatite	1		Host
Marble	2	Pyroxenitic	Hanging Wall
Gneiss-Unsubdivided	3	Amphibole-Plagioclase	Contains

Lithology Comments

May 25, 2011 (A Wilson) - Coarse-grained marble overlies amphibolite gneiss on the east side of the pit. The gneiss is interbedded with marble in the south part of the pit. Hornblende gneiss, hedenbergite gneiss and granitic gneiss all have been observed in the area.

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank	Mineral Name	Class	Economic Mineral Type	Alteration Ranking
1	Molybdenite	Economic	Ore
2	Pyrite	Economic	Ore
3	Pyrrhotite	Economic	Ore
4	Chalcopyrite	Economic	Ore
5	Uranothorite	Economic	Ore
	Scapolite	Alteration	Gangue	1

Mineralization Comments

May 25, 2011 (A Wilson) - Mineralization consists of: disseminated flakes of molybdenite or grains of pyrite-pyrrhotite; veins of massive molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite and minor chalcopyrite; massive pods and layers of molybdenite and pyrite, pyrrhotite, and minor chalcopyrite parallel to the gneissosity of the amphibole-plagioclase gneiss. Grab samples collected from the waste dumps by the OGS in 1978 returned values ranging from 32 ppm to 8550 ppm Mo and 111 ppm - 3000 ppm Cu and trace Ag and Au. A grab sample of massive sulphides collected by the OGS in 1978 returned 100ppm U3O8 and 3060 ppm Th.

Mineral Record Details

Classification
Rank	Classification
1	Skarn

Characteristics
Rank	Characteristic
1	Stratabound

Reserves or Resources Data
Zone	Year	Category	Tonnes	Reference	Comments	Commodities
K-Zone	1968	Indicated Mineral Resource	18140	Amendolagine, E. (1968): Evaluation Report on the Molybdenite Properties of Chesapeak Limited and Associates in the Area of Renfrew Ontario, Velocity Surveys Limited.		Molybdenum 1 Percent
Spain Zone	1968	Indicated Mineral Resource	4535	Amendolagine, E. (1968): Evaluation Report on the Molybdenite Properties of Chesapeak Limited and Associates in the Area of Renfrew Ontario, Velocity Surveys Limited.	In the Spain open cut 4,500 - 5,000 tons of 1 to 1.5 % MoS2 remains	Molybdenum 1.5 Percent

Production Data
Year	Tonnes	Commodities	Reference	Comment
1918	13527	Molybdenum	Burden, L.D., P.Geo., July 2005: Technical Report, Spain Mine Property, Renfrew County	Gross average grade 3.75 lbs MoS2/ton or 0.19% MoS2, inclusive of mined waste rock.

References

Publication - Molybdenum metallurgy and uses and the occurrence, mining and concentration of its ores; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 592

Publication Number: CMB Pub 592 Page: 101-103 Date: 1925

Author: Eardley-Wilmot, V L

Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307785

Publication - Molybdenum Deposits of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Report 20

Publication Number: Econ Geol 20 Page: 155-158 Date: 1963

Author: Vokes, F.M.

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/103994

Part - Mineral occurrences in the Renfrew area

Publication Number: ARV53-03 Page: 83 Date: 1998

Author: Satterly J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:

Mono - Molybdenum deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC007 Page: 61 Date: 1968

Author: Johnston F.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:

MonoMap - Geology of base metal, precious metal, iron, and molybdenum deposits in the Pembroke-Renfrew area

Publication Number: MDC020 Page: 159-164 Date: 1980

Author: Carter T.R., Colvine A.C., Meyn H.D.