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Record: MDI31C16NW00046

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Charles Mine - 1927, S. Orser Property - 1928, National Feldspar - 1943
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1993-Feb-25
Date Last Modified 2022-May-24
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)

Secondary Commodities: Silica Sand



Location

Township or Area: Bathurst

Latitude: 44° 52' 39.44"    Longitude: -76° 26' 20.06"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 386351   Northing: 4970363    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C16NW

Point Location Description: Point 4.9 km west-north-west of Brooke.

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1927: S. Orser – opened a small pit on this lot and shipped a few tons of feldspar. 1943: National Feldspar Company – quarry in operation




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Pegmatite 1 Host

Lithology Comments

Sep 07, 2016 (A Wilson) - The dyke is a small one and carries large, segregated masses of quartz, in which lie feldspar crystals of considerable size.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1FeldsparEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
1927 883 Feldspar (Nonmetals) 883 Tonne

References

Publication - Perth map-area Lanark and Leeds Counties Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper no. 50-29

Publication Number: Paper 50-29 Page: 15  Date: 1950

Author: Dugas, J.

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/101399


Book - Mineral Occurrences of Lanark (unpublished)

Publication Number: Page: 50  Date: 1944

Author: Satterly, J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Department of Mines

Location: Tweed RGP office


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