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Record: MDI31C16SE00080

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Powers Mica - 1950
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1994-May-19
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-28
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Mica



Location

Township or Area: Burgess

Latitude: 44° 50' 15.8"    Longitude: -76° 16' 52.24"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 398739   Northing: 4965722    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C16SE

Point Location Description: approximate site

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1950: Powers Mica – in production, August to October


Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt

Terrane: Frontenac

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Marble 1 Host

Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Sep 14, 2015 (A Wilson) - In 1950 268,620 pounds of scrap mica were mined and shipped to buyers.



Mineral Record Details

Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Disseminated
Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
1950 121843 In 1950 268,620 pounds of scrap mica were mined and shipped to buyers.

References

Part - Mines of Ontario in 1950

Publication Number: ARV60-02 Scale:     Date: 1997

Author: Reade M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Gananoque area, Ontario

Publication Number: M2054 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1998

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Geology Perth, Lanark and Leeds Counties, Ontario

Publication Number: Map 1089A Scale: 1:63,360    Date: 1961

Author: Wilson, M E; Dugas, J

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/107951


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