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| Record Name(s) | River Valley Garnet - 1982, Dana Township Occurrence - 1982, Industrial Garnet Company Ltd. - 1982 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1982-Oct-29 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-30 |
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Primary Commodities: Garnet (Nonmetals)
Township or Area: Dana
Latitude: 46° 39' 50.5" Longitude: -80° 10' 18.62"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 563354.769 Northing: 5168162.784 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I09NE
Point Location Description: Point
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.3314, Dana-0010-D1 | 41I09NE0003 | 41I09NE0003 |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Garnet | Economic | Ore |
Mar 30, 2023 (Q Unknown) - Mineralization: garnetiferous biotite quartz paragneiss containing two wide bands over 400' long. Mineralization: garnet bands of varying width containing almandine avg. 2.5 cm dia found up to 7’. Reserves and production: 14,000 tons of rock/vert. ft grading 25% garnet est. - production in 1946.
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Valley Garnet | 1946 | Unclassified | 12700 | 14,000 tons of rock/vert. ft grading 25% garnet | Garnet (Nonmetals) 25 % |
Compend - Summary of field work, 1971
Publication Number: MP049 Page: 95 Date: 1971
Author: Pye E.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Map - Sudbury-Cobalt, geological compilation series, Algoma, Manitoulin, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Sudbury and Timiskaming districts
Publication Number: M2361 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1977
Author: Card K.D., Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Folio - Dana Township, District of Nipissing
Publication Number: GDIF246 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, River valley area, districts of Nipissing and Sudbury
Publication Number: P0844 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1973
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Mono - Industrial minerals of the Sudbury area
Publication Number: OFR5329 Page: 123 Date: 1981
Author: Vos M.A., Smith B.A., Stevenato R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - INV. RPT. 59-65, P4
Publication Number: N/A Date: 1954
Author:
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Location: DEMR
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