Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | E. Botting - 1985 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1985-May-30 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jul-14 |
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Primary Commodities: Barite
Township or Area: Portland
Latitude: 44° 27' 15.59" Longitude: -76° 39' 34.51"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 367963.35 Northing: 4923675.641 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C07NE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Just NNE of Hartington community and east of Hwy. 38.
1917: a small barite showing was opened. 1918: 200 tons of inferior barite were extracted by Mica Products Limited, but no shipments were made. (IMR 10, p29).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barite | Economic | Ore |
Jul 14, 2023 (Q Unknown) - A selected sample taken from the stockpile by H.S. Spencer in 2022 returned an assay of 89.27% BaSO4.
Publication - Barium and strontium in Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 570
Publication Number: CMB Pub 570 Page: 51-52 Date: 1922
Author: Spence, H S
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307770
Part - Statistical review of the mineral industry of Ontario for 1918
Publication Number: ARV28-01.001 Page: 48 Date: 1998
Author: Gibson T.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Mono - Barite in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR010 Page: 25, 26, 29 Date: 1997
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area
Publication Number: S012 Page: 18 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Barite; Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology, Summary Report no. 1
Publication Number: Sum Rept 1 Page: 8 Date: 1988
Author: Collings, R K; Andrews, P R A
Publisher Name: Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307284
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