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MDI31C07NE00008
| Record Name(s) | Arcade - 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-Feb-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-30 |
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Primary Commodities: Mica
Secondary Commodities: Phosphate
Township or Area: Loughborough
Latitude: 44° 28' 4.9" Longitude: -76° 32' 23.7"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 377513 Northing: 4925011 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C07NE
Point Location Description: AMIS pit location
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: At north end of lake, north of Eel Bay of Sydenham Lake.
1907 and 1909: The Arcade Mining Company worked the mine and produced 3,000 pounds of thumb-trimmed mica.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Calcite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Phlogopite | Economic | Ore |
Publication - Mica, its occurrence, exploitation, and uses; Canada Mines Branch, Publication no. 118
Publication Number: CMB Pub 118 Page: 150 Date: 1912
Author: de Schmid, H S
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297232
Publication - Mica; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 701
Publication Number: CMB Pub 701 Page: 71 Date: 1929
Author: Spence, H S
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307866
Publication - Bulletin on apatite (phosphate of lime); Geological Survey of Canada, Separate Report 881
Publication Number: GSC SR 881 Page: 30 Date: 1904
Author: Ells, R W
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/216089
Publication - A list of Canadian mineral occurrences; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir no. 74
Publication Number: GSC Mem 74 Page: 25 Date: 1915
Author: Johnston, R A A
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/101571
Publication - A Catalogue of Canadian Minerals; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 69-45
Publication Number: Paper 69-45 Page: 48 Date: 1972
Author: Traill, R J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102924
MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area
Publication Number: S012 Page: 15 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Phlogopite mica in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC008 Page: 35 Date: 1968
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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