Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Oak Ridge Mine - 1894 |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 2009-Jan-06 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Mica
Township or Area: McDougall
Latitude: 45° 27' 56.17" Longitude: -79° 58' 40.99"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 579890 Northing: 5035183 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31E05NW
Point Location Description: precise
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Travel northeast on highway 124 from highway 69 for 13.5 km, travel through the bush south for 1 km to open cut.
1894:P. Leushner - stripping, property in operation produced a small quantity of white mica
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
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| Granofels-Unsubdivided | 2 | Contains |
Jan 06, 2009 (A Wilson) - The open cut is 40'x10'x6' exposes a 6 ft dike of white and pink pegmatite. The pegmatite trends N35°E and has a vertical to 75°NW dip.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Mica | Economic | Ore |
Jan 06, 2009 (A Wilson) - The mica was reported to be spotted and of poor quality
Part - Mineral occurrences in Parry Sound District
Publication Number: ARV51-02 Page: 73 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology and mineral deposits of the Parry Sound-Huntsville area
Publication Number: R052 Page: 51 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Page: 31 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Map - Precambrian Geology, Parry Sound Area
Publication Number: P3550 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2004
Author: Culshaw N.G., Corrigan D., Ketchum J.W.F., Wallace P., Wodicka N.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Mono - Mineral deposits studies in the Huntsville-Parry Sound-Powassan area, a progress report
Publication Number: OFR5647 Page: 106-109 Date: 1987
Author: Marmont C., Johnston M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Part - Sixth report of the Inspector of Mines
Publication Number: ARV05.009 Page: 279-280 Date: 1998
Author: Slaght A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
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