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MDI31C16SW00059
| Record Name(s) | E. Smith Property - 1904 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1990-Oct-15 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Dec-09 |
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| Revised By |
Primary Commodities: Phosphate, Mica
Township or Area: Burgess, Burgess
Latitude: 44° 48' 48.47" Longitude: -76° 16' 13.74"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 399542 Northing: 4963014 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C16SW
Point Location Description: pit
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From Perth head west on highway 6 for 6.71 km, turn left onto Glen Tay Road and continue for 2.92 km. Turn right onto Scotch Lime Road (highway 10) and continue for 4.84 km. Turn left onto highway 14 and continue for 3.21 km. Turn left onto Powers Road and continue for 0.86 km to end of road. Follow the foot trail for 1 km to the site.
1883: two pits opened, 2000 tons apatite removed. 1904-1906: E. Smith – property in operation
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Frontenac
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Felsic Gneiss | 1 | Granite | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skarn | 2 | Host |
Sep 08, 2015 (A Wilson) - Mica occurs in fissures in pyroxenite dikes which strike NW and cut granite gneiss at intervals of 15-30 ft.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Phlogopite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Calcite | Economic | Ore |
Sep 08, 2015 (A Wilson) - The mica is light silver amber to brownish amber and is of fair quality. Some mica has been crushed and impaired by calcite inclusions.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stratiform |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 2000 |
Publication - Phosphate in Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Publication no. 396
Publication Number: CMB Pub 396 Page: 54 Date: 1920
Author: Spence, H S
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/296315
Mono - Phosphate in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC006 Page: 51 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Phlogopite mica in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC008 Page: 67-68 Date: 1968
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Book - Mineral Occurrences of Lanark (unpublished)
Publication Number: Page: 15, 140 Date: 1944
Author: Satterly, J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Department of Mines
Location: Tweed RGP
Publication - Mica; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 701
Publication Number: CMB Pub 701 Date: 1929
Author: Spence, H.S.
Publisher Name: Canadian Dept. of Mines, Mines Branch
Location:
MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area
Publication Number: S012 Page: 23 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
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:
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