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Record Name(s) | Kilpatrick - 1943 |
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Related Record Type | Simple |
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Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
Date Created | 1981-Sep-30 |
Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Fluorite
Secondary Commodities: Calcite
Township or Area: Huntingdon
Latitude: 44° 29' 20.42" Longitude: -77° 29' 19.67"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 302107.745 Northing: 4929200.801 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C06NW
Point Location Description: Precise, Shaft Fl, nearest property symbol 23 north of Moira Lake.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Drive 1.4km west of Hwy 62 on Hwy 7. Turn left and drive 1.2 km. Turn left and drive 320m. Walk south from gate for 333m. Turn right and walk 750m along overgrown road. Road crosses fence at N end of fence, S end of page fencing. Overgrown shaft appears to have been filled in with debris.
1943: Fluorspar vein discovered by drilling. 1944: Detoma Mines Limited opened deposit. Shaft was sunk and 12 tons of ore was recovered. 1953-1959: Mine operated by Huntingdon Fluorspar Mines Limited, producing 11,554 tons of ore. 1955 & 1956: mine idle, shipments made from stockpile. August 31, 1959, mine abandoned due to excessive water.
Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Fluo-Bar-Calc | Host |
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Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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5 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
10 | Calcite | Economic | Ore | ||||
15 | Fluorite | Economic | Ore | ||||
20 | Hematite | Economic | Ore | ||||
25 | Microcline | Economic | Ore | ||||
30 | Phlogopite | Economic | Ore | ||||
35 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
40 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
45 | Tourmaline | Economic | Ore |
Map - Madoc area, Ontario
Publication Number: M2053 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Publication - The Canadian Mineral Industry in 1955; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 862
Publication Number: CMB 862 Page: 157 Date: 1959
Author:
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/247728
Publication - Rocks and minerals for the collector: Hull-Maniwaki, Quebec; Ottawa-Peterborough, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 69-50
Publication Number: Paper 69-50 Page: 122-123 Date: 1976
Author: Sabina, A P
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/103344
MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area
Publication Number: S012 Page: 20 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Fluorspar in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR012 Page: 22,26,37-39 Date: 1997
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Madoc Township and the north part of Huntingdon Township, Hastings County
Publication Number: R073 Page: 19-20 Date: 1968
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 158 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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