Mineral Deposit Inventory for Ontario

Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines

Permanent Link to this Record: MDI000000002386

Deposit: MDI000000002386

General

Mineral Deposit Identification
Deposit Name(s) Loon Lake Technical Services Quarry - 2020
Deposit Status producing mine
Date Created 2020-Mar-23
Date Last Modified 2020-Mar-23
Created By T Pettigrew
Revised By T Pettigrew

Commodities

Primary Commodities: amethyst

Location

Township or Area: McTavish

Latitude: 48° 41' 20.25"    Longitude: -88° 39' 57.98"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 377382   Northing: 5394219    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South

NTS Grid: 52A10NE

Point Location Description: Cleared area seen on Google Earth within the quarry permit boundaries

Location Method: data compilation

Exploration and Mining History

No assessment reports were found on file as this property is under a patent. This quarry operates under MNR quarry permit number 625067 which allows for a maximum extraction of 10000 tons/year.

Geology

Province: Southern

Subprovince: Sibley Supergroup

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic   

Mineralization

Deposit Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Habit Description
1 amethyst economic ore

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For detailed information regarding this mineral deposit please contact the Thunder Bay South Resident Geologist District Office