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MDI31C07NE00014
| Record Name(s) | Freebern - 1982, Freeburn - 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-18 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-30 |
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Primary Commodities: Mica
Township or Area: Loughborough
Latitude: 44° 26' 39.03" Longitude: -76° 36' 21.51"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 372206.38 Northing: 4922462.623 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C07NE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: 700 m east of Knowlton Lake.
The mine belonged to Freeburn Brothers and was worked by F. Foxton from 1890 for about 15 years. In 1907 the Sydenham Mining Company carried out some work (MRC 8, p28).
| 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: 144-145 Date: 1912
Author: de Schmid, H S
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297232
Publication - Mica; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 701
Publication Number: CMB Pub 701 Page: 71 Date: 1929
Author: Spence, H S
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307866
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 - Phlogopite mica in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC008 Page: 28 Date: 1968
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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