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MDI31C15NE00005
| Record Name(s) | Robertsville - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1981-Jul-07 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-13 |
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Primary Commodities: Magnetite
Township or Area: Palmerston
Latitude: 44° 54' 13.49" Longitude: -76° 41' 3.2"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 367035.274 Northing: 4973637.909 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C15NE
Point Location Description: Precise, dot symbol Fe just NE of Robertsville.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: 1.6 km NE of Robertsville. Access is gained by a gravel road extending east from Robertsville to the village of Elphin.
1880s: owned and operated by the Mississippi Mining Company Limited. Late 1880s: some work was performed by Kingston and Pembroke Mining Company. 1899: mine was operated on lease from H.A. Ferguson of Kingston to F.W. Schwendiman and Thomas Barnes. Some diamond drilling, widening, deepening and dewatering of the pit were performed and the ore production was resumed. 1918 and 1919 property briefly worked by the Poe Mining Company. Mid-1920s: 5 ton sample of crude ore from the Robertsville (Mississippi) Mine waste dump tested by the Mines Branch, Department of Mines,Ottawa. 1951: dip needle survey was conducted by Minnesota-Huron Mining Company and 2 diamond-drill holes were drilled by Trent River Iron Limited. (GR 245, p42-44).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Calcite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 20 | Epidote | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 25 | Hornblende | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 30 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 35 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 40 | Strontianite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 45 | Titanite | Economic | Ore |
Publication - Iron ore occurrences in Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 217
Publication Number: CMB Pub 217 Page: 132-133 Date: 1917
Author: Lindeman, M E; Bolton, L L; Robinson, A H A
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/305364
Publication - Report on the iron ore deposits along the Kingston and Pembroke Railway in eastern Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Annual Report vol. 12, (1899), pt. I
Publication Number: GSC AR 12 I Page: 29-32 Date: 1901
Author: Ingall, E D
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/287887
Publication - Rocks and minerals for the collector: Hull-Maniwaki, Quebec; Ottawa-Peterborough, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 69-50
Publication Number: Paper 69-50 Page: 85-86 Date: 1976
Author: Sabina, A P
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/103344
Publication - Catalogue of Canadian minerals; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 80-18
Publication Number: Paper 80-18 Page: 194 Date: 1980
Author: Traill, R J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/119519
Mono - Report Of The Ontario Iron Ore Committee With Appendix 1923
Publication Number: NSP013 Page: 227 Date: 1998
Author:
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Part - Geology of the Clarendon-Dalhousie area
Publication Number: ARV65-07.001 Page: 41-42 Date: 1998
Author: Smith B.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 141 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 96 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Dalhousie Lake area, Frontenac and Lanark counties
Publication Number: R245 Page: 21-4 Date: 1990
Author: Pauk L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Iron deposits of eastern Ontario and adjoining Quebec; Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 45
Publication Number: GSC Bulletin 45 Page: 51-53 Date: 1958
Author: Rose, E.R.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100563
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