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Record: MDI31C05NE00004

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Ponton - 1981
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Prospect
Date Created 1981-Sep-04
Date Last Modified 2024-Aug-16
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Fluorite

Secondary Commodities: Calcite



Location

Township or Area: Madoc

Latitude: 44° 29' 45.73"    Longitude: -77° 33' 32.27"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 296553   Northing: 4930154    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C05NE

Point Location Description: Precise, pit just N of property symbol 39.

Location Method: AMIS Site Visit

Access Description: Drive 6.25 km west of Hwy 62 on Hwy 7. Stop 0.5 km before the first granite outcrop to the west.



Exploration History

1917: A vein of fluorite was discovered and worked by G.M. Ponton. Intermittent activity is recorded up to 1925. 1929-1942: C.A. Stoklosar worked the deposit under lease from W.N. Ponton, shipping 1,200 tons of fluorspar. Total production from the site was about 1,500 tons.


Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt

Domain: Grimsthorpe



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Vein 1 Fluorite-calcite Is

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5CalciteEconomicOre
10FluoriteEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

References

Publication - Fluorspar deposits of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Series 6

Publication Number: Econ Geol 6 Page: 75  Date: 1929

Author: Wilson, M E

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102441


Mono - Fluorspar in Ontario

Publication Number: IMR012 Page: 22, 26,47  Date: 1997

Author: Guillet G.R.

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: 19-20  Date: 1968

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 158  Date: 1984

Author: Carter T.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Publication - Summary report, 1920, part D; Geological Survey of Canada, Summary Report 1920, pt. D

Publication Number: SumRep 1920 PtD Page: 76D  Date: 1921

Author:

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297670


Part - Non-metallic mineral resources of Hastings County

Publication Number: ARV39-06.003 Page: 33  Date: 1998

Author: Osborne F.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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