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| Record Name(s) | Bluff Point Mine - 1881, Bluff Point Deposit - 1980 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1981-Apr-21 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron
Township or Area: Bagot, Bagot
Latitude: 45° 17' 30.16" Longitude: -76° 43' 8.49"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 365203.998 Northing: 5016794.001 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F07SE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: South from Calabogie on highway 511 for 0.8km from River Bridge, west on Bluff Point Drive for approximately 0.5km to hydro pole 6980 and RR 118 then south on gravel track 0.2kms.
1881-1888: Calabogie Mining Co.: mining 1889-1901: Kingston and Pembroke Co.: mine development, approximately 700 - 800 tons of ore was shipped to Quebec by Canada Iron Furnace Co. 1901 : Mine abandoned. 1911: Lindeman - ground geophysical survey. 1919: GSC - mapping. 1952: Algoma Ore Properties Limited - DD
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Amphibolite | 1 | Schist | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marble | 2 | Calcitic | Adjacent | |
| Syenite | 3 | Hanging Wall |
Aug 22, 2011 (A Wilson) - Magnetite occurs in lenses along and near the contact between hornblende gneiss and marble. The contact strikes northeast and dips to the southeast 30-45°. Most of the magnetite occurs in a calcareous zone a short distance above the main contact. Two types of marble, calcitic and dolomitic, occur in the area.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore |
Aug 22, 2011 (A Wilson) - A typical analysis of ore from the site is: 59.50% Fe, 9.10% SiO2, 4.8% Al2O3, 0.01% CaO, 0.179% P, 0.160% S. Mineralization consists of disseminated to massive magnetite in a lens 1400 feet in length and varies from 1-12 feet in width.
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 725 | OGS 1980, MRC20, p67. | 700-800 tons of ore shipped by Canada Iron Furnace Company |
Publication - Magnetite occurrences near Calabogie Renfrew Country, Ontario; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 254
Publication Number: CMB Pub 254 Page: 11-12 Date: 1914
Author: Lindeman, E
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307537
Publication - Iron ore occurrences in Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 217
Publication Number: CMB Pub 217 Page: 129-130 Date: 1917
Author: Lindeman, M E; Bolton, L L; Robinson, A H A
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/305364
Book - Renfrew map-area, Renfrew and Lanark counties, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 51-27
Publication Number: Paper 51-27 Page: 43 Date: 1951
Author: Quinn, H.A.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/101377
Publication - Rocks and Minerals for the Collector, Ottawa to North Bay, Ontario; Hull to Waltham, Quebec; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper no. 70-50
Publication Number: Paper 70-50 Page: 8-9 Date: 1971
Author: Sabina, A.P.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102463
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Renfrew area
Publication Number: ARV53-03 Page: 56-57 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 317 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
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: 64-67 Date: 1980
Author: Carter T.R., Colvine A.C., Meyn H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Page: 289 Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report Of The Ontario Iron Ore Committee With Appendix 1923
Publication Number: NSP013 Page: 226 Date: 1998
Author:
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Map - Geological series, Renfrew area, eastern part, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P1838 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1978
Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Renfrew, Renfrew and Lanark counties, Ontario
Publication Number: Map 67G Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1951
Author: Geological Survey of Canada
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/109668
Map - Renfrew, Precambrian geology
Publication Number: M2462 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1983
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, base and precious metals, iron and molybdenum deposits of Pembroke-Renfrew area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P2211 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1979
Author: Carter T.R., Storey C.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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