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MDI31C13NE00012
| Record Name(s) | Munro - 2000, Munroe Copper - 2000, Foley & Dwyer - 2000, Dungannon Tp. Lots 16 & 17 Con II - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Jul-02 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-03 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Dungannon
Latitude: 44° 59' 17.96" Longitude: -77° 42' 47.3"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 286119.62 Northing: 4985234.41 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C13NE
Point Location Description: Dot symbol 'Au' , N of Egan Creek, E of Russel Creek on the CNR line.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Reached via the Lower Turriff Road from Hwy 62.
Said to have been explored for copper and gold - c 1943 - ?
Province: Grenville
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Marble | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claystone | 2 | Slate | Near | |
| Amphibolite | 3 | Near |
Mar 21, 2019 (Sheree Hinz) - Two rusty, mineralized zones in marble, slate and amphibolite. The north zone showed nodules and stringers of pyrite over a small area. The south zone was opened over a length of 180 ft and contained disseminated sulphides over a width of 20 ft.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Calcite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
Mar 21, 2019 (C Papertzian) - 2 rusty, mineralized zones in marble, slate and amphibolite. The N zone showed nodules and stringers of py over a small area. The S zone was opened over a length of 180 ft and contained disseminated sulphides over a width of 20 ft. 0.01 oz / ton Au in a grab sample. One report says the orebody is from 100-200 ft wide and 3/4 ml long (operated by Foley and Dwyer) - NMI # 070678.
Book - NMI #070678
Publication Number: N/A Scale: Date: 1996
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Part - Geology of Dungannon and Mayo townships
Publication Number: ARV64-08 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F., James W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Part - Mineral occurrences in the north Hastings area
Publication Number: ARV52-03 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Thomson J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 2, part of District of Cochrane, districts of Muskoka, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Sudbury, Timiskaming, and counties of southern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC018 Scale: Date: 1979
Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Scale: Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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MonoMap - Base metal, molybdenum and precious metal deposits of the Madoc-Sharbot Lake area, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5548 Scale: Date: 1985
Author: Malczak J., Carter T.R., Springer J.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Book - NMI 31C/13, AU10, # 505284
Publication Number: N/A Scale: Date: 2000
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MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Scale: Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Map - North Hastings area, Province of Ontario
Publication Number: ARM52B Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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