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MDI31C10SW00048
| Record Name(s) | Matthew Spratt - 1916 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Dec-10 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Aug-14 |
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Primary Commodities: Molybdenum
Township or Area: Sheffield
Latitude: 44° 33' 25.37" Longitude: -76° 52' 14.52"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 351428.264 Northing: 4935447.774 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C10SW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: 12 km northeast of the town of Tamworth. It is accessible from an all-weather road which passes through the southeast part of Sheffield township and joins Enterprise in Camden Township to Parham in Hinchinbrooke township. The occurrence is located approximately 7.5 road kilometres north from the intersection of the access road and the CPR line in the northeast corner of Camden township (OFR 5548, p.183).
1916: Mr. L.L. Cailloux excavated a pit with dimensions 3 m by 6 m by 3 m deep, on the farm of Matthew Spratt (OFR 5548, p.184).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Calcite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Dolomite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Pyroxene | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Tourmaline | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 6 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
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: 80 Date: 1925
Author: Eardley-Wilmot, V L
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307785
Part - Molybdenite deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV26.011 Page: 311 Date: 1998
Author: Parsons A.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area
Publication Number: S012 Page: 31 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Molybdenum deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC007 Page: 50 Date: 1968
Author: Johnston F.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 137 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Base metal, molybdenum and precious metal deposits of the Madoc-Sharbot Lake area, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5548 Page: 183-4 Date: 1985
Author: Malczak J., Carter T.R., Springer J.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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