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Record: MDI31L07SW00004

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Mattarig Mine - 1942, Mattarig Mining Syndicate Property - 1942
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Prospect
Date Created 1984-May-29
Date Last Modified 2022-Feb-18
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Mica



Location

Township or Area: Mattawan

Latitude: 46° 19' 11.55"    Longitude: -78° 55' 52.55"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 659259.92   Northing: 5131668.65    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 31L07SW

Point Location Description: trench

Location Method: AMIS Site Visit

Access Description: Drive 13.4km northwest of Mattawa on highway 533 past Snake Creek turning south and drive 18.7km (4WD) along timber/ATV trails to a point that is ~1.5km west of Purdy Lake. Traverse 300m through bush.



Exploration History

1942-43: Mattarig Mica Mining Syndicate Limited – pitting, production. 1997: A. MacDonnell – stripping, mine site rehabilitation


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
Mattawan SP-006 / 31L07SW2002 31L07SW2002 31L07SW2002

Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt

Terrane: Tomiko

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Diatexite-Unsubdivided 1 Diatexite Contains
Gneiss-Unsubdivided 2 Host

Lithology Comments

Jul 06, 2012 (A Wilson) - Fine- to medium-grained, thin- to medium-layered, micaceous, quartz arenite and feldspathic arenite, commonly containing white mica porphyroblasts, and 2 to 10% granitic sweats or pods. Dikes and irregular masses of pegmatite cut the metasediments.




Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Jul 06, 2012 (A Wilson) - The muscovite consisted of small books, mostly below commercial size. A few of the books were as much as 4 inches in diameter. A large portion of the mica visible was creased, stained, cracked or wavy. Several hundred pounds of hand-cobbed muscovite are reported to have been mined from this location.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Pegmatite
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Intrusive

Mineral Zones - Size and Shape

Zone Name: Detour Lake - Rank 1
Shape Length Thickness Depth Strike Dip Plunge Trend Age Reference
Tabular 3.6 2.4

References

Book - DEMR 1948 NMI 31L/7(MATTARIG)

Publication Number: Scale:     Date: 1948

Author:

Publisher Name: DEMR

Location:


Part - Geology of the Mattawan-Olrig area

Publication Number: ARV53-06.001 Scale:     Date: 1997

Author: Harding W.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario

Publication Number: IMR021 Scale:     Date: 1997

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Map - Mattawan-Olrig area, District of Nipissing, Ontario

Publication Number: ARM53D Scale: 1:63,360    Date: 1997

Author: Harding W.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Precambrian Geology, Songris Area

Publication Number: P2847 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 2006

Author: Easton R.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


MonoMap - Geology and Mineral Potential of the Eastern Tomiko Terrane, Grenville Province

Publication Number: OFR5554 Scale:     Date: 2006

Author: Easton R.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Map - Geological series, Mattawa-Deep River area (western half), District of Nipissing

Publication Number: P1196 Scale: 1:63,360    Date: 1976

Author: Lumbers S.B.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


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