Mineral Deposit Inventory for Ontario

Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines

Permanent Link to this Record: MDI31C07NE00003

Deposit: MDI31C07NE00003

General

Mineral Deposit Identification
Deposit Name(s) Foxton-knowlton Lake - 1982
Related Deposit Type None
Deposit Status past producing mine without reserves
Date Created 1982-Feb-26
Date Last Modified 2005-Dec-07
Created By Q Unknown
Revised By D Laidlaw

Commodities

Primary Commodities: mica

Location

Township or Area: Loughborough

Latitude: 44° 26' 43.6"    Longitude: --76° 35' 46.71"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 372978   Northing: 4922589    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southeastern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C07NE

Point Location Description: General

Location Method: conversion from mdi

Source Map: OGS 1964, MAP 2054 GANANOQUE AREA IN GC 12

Sources Map Scale: 1:125 000

Access Description: 1.4 km east of Knowlton Lake.

Exploration and Mining History

1900: 30 tons of mica valued at $12,000 were produced by James Foxton of Sydenham.

Mineralization

Deposit Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Habit Description
5 phlogopite economic ore n/a

References

Book - NMI 31C07 MIC 2

Publication Number: N/A    Date: 1996


Book - OGS 1968, MRC 8, P28

Publication Number: N/A    Date: 1996


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