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| Record Name(s) | American Molybdenites Ltd. - 1917, Dominion Molybdenites Ltd. - 1917 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1981-Sep-14 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Molybdenum
Township or Area: Monmouth
Latitude: 45° 2' 2.99" Longitude: -78° 13' 46.2"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 718228 Northing: 4990480 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31E01SE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The property is located about 400 metres south of Wilberforce station.
1917: American Molybdenite Ltd., shipped 58.6 tons of material grading 0.20% MoS2 to the Mines Branch, Ottawa and 27.2 tons of 0.39% MoS2 to Renfrew. A total of 320 pounds of molybdenite was recovered. 1918: Molybdenum Products of America optioned the property and installed a 125-ton concentrator. In 1919 the property reverted back to American Molybdenite Ltd. 1965: New Far North Exploration Ltd. acquired the property. They performed a geochemical survey and diamond drilled 2 holes for a total of 569.3 feet.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Molybdenum Corp of America/ 40 | 31E01SE0064 | 31E01SE0064 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Bancroft
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pyroxenite | 1 | Pyroxenite | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite | 2 | Granite | Adjacent | |
| Limestone | 3 | Crystalline | Adjacent |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Diopside | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Microcline | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Pyroxene | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 8 | Tremolite | Economic | Ore |
Jan 28, 2017 (A Wilson) - Flakes of molybdenite range from a quarter of an inch to 1 inch in diameter cut by stringers of albite and pyroxene carrying small quantities of pyrrhotite, pyrite and molybdenite.
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lens | 152.4 | 30.48 |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 53 |
Molybdenum 152 Pounds |
1917 shipment of 53.16 tonnes of 0.205% ore to Mines Branch, Ottawa; from which 168 pounds of molybdenite was recovered. A shipment weighing 27.2 tons of 0.39 % Mo, from which 152 pounds were recovered, shipped to Renfrew. |
Mono - Molybdenum deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC007 Page: 32 Date: 1968
Author: Johnston F.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Haliburton area
Publication Number: ARV52-02 Page: 69 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Molybdenum metallurgy and uses and the occurrence, mining and concentration of its ores; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 592
Publication Number: CMB Pub 592 Page: 75 Date: 1925
Author: Eardley-Wilmot, V L
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307785
Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 136 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Molybdenum Deposits of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Report 20
Publication Number: Econ Geol 20 Page: 132-134 Date: 1963
Author: Vokes, F.M.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/103994
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