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| Record Name(s) | Croteau Claim - 1942, Inspiration Mining and Development Company - 1942 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1982-Mar-09 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Mica
Township or Area: Mattawan, Olrig
Latitude: 46° 19' 47.88" Longitude: -78° 55' 52.39"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 659234 Northing: 5132790.01 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31L07SW
Point Location Description: adit
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Drive 31.1km northwest of Mattawa on highway 533. Turn south after crossing Snake Creek. Drive 8 km to site on west side of hill, 250m north of campsite and 180m north of beaver pond. Road goes to site.
1942: Croteau brothers – staking. 1942: Inspiration Mining and Development Company Ltd. – property acquisition, production.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Terrane: Tomiko
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Hornblende | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pegmatite | 2 | Host |
Jul 06, 2012 (A Wilson) - The gneiss is cut by pegmatite dikes. Muscovite was produced from two northeast-trending pegmatite dikes.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muscovite | Economic | Ore |
Jul 06, 2012 (A Wilson) - Muscovite was produced from two separate pits on the property. Some of the books of muscovite found in the easternmost pit were as much as 1 foot in diameter. Much of this muscovite was creased, wavy and of poor grade. The muscovite found in the westernmost pit was of similar quality to that described from the eastern pit.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Intrusive |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1942 | 45 | ARV53-6 p. 42 | Total feldspar recovered was approximately 50 tons. |
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:
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
Location:
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:
Mono - Report on the Eau Claire mica properties, Mattawan Township
Publication Number: PR1942-01 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Thomson J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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