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| Record Name(s) | Gould Lake - 1982 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1982-Feb-24 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-30 |
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Primary Commodities: Mica
Secondary Commodities: Phosphate
Township or Area: Loughborough
Latitude: 44° 28' 20.32" Longitude: -76° 34' 57.48"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 374124.382 Northing: 4925551.641 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C07NE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Northwest shore of south arm of Gould Lake.
Early 1880's: opened as a phosphate mine by T. Holland. Subsequently mined for phosphate and mica by Smith and Lacey. The mine was later worked by Webster and Company. In April 1910 the Birch Lake Mining Syndicate took over the property and pumped out the main pit which was 100 feet long. Another pit was sunk to 110 feet on a parallel lead. In 1912 and 1913, nine tons of mica valued at $3,460 were produced. (MRC 6, p33-34 and MRC 8, p36).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Calcite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Phlogopite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 20 | Pyroxene | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 25 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
Publication - Mica, its occurrence, exploitation, and uses; Canada Mines Branch, Publication no. 118
Publication Number: CMB Pub 118 Page: 152 Date: 1912
Author: de Schmid, H S
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297232
Publication - Phosphate in Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Publication no. 396
Publication Number: CMB Pub 396 Page: 46-47 Date: 1920
Author: Spence, H S
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/296315
MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area
Publication Number: S012 Page: 15 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Phosphate in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC006 Page: 33-34 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Phlogopite mica in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC008 Date: 1968
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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