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Record: MDI31C07NE00027

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Burnham - 1982
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1982-Feb-10
Date Last Modified 2023-Aug-30
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)



Location

Township or Area: Portland

Latitude: 44° 28' 24.31"    Longitude: -76° 38' 55.45"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 368869.358   Northing: 4925778.659    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C07NE

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: 1.8 km west of Holleford Rural Community.



Exploration History

Burnham Mine worked 1922-25, with a production of 1,500 tons. (DEMR/CANMET #731, p84).




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1CalciteEconomicOre
2FeldsparEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (D Laidlaw) - Feldspar variety - peristerite.



Mineral Record Details

Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
1925 1301 Feldspar (Nonmetals) 1500 Tons (short)
DEMR/CANMET #731, p. 84 Burnham Mine worked 1922-25, with a production of 1,500 tons..

References

Publication - Investigations in 1922 mineral resources and technology; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 607

Publication Number: CMB Pub 607 Page: 31  Date: 1924

Author:

Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/315434


Publication - Feldspar, Canada Mines Branch Publication 731

Publication Number: CMB Pub 731 Page: 37, 39, 84  Date: 1932

Author: Spence, H. S.

Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307887


Publication - A Catalogue of Canadian Minerals; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 69-45

Publication Number: Paper 69-45 Page: 12  Date: 1972

Author: Traill, R J

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102924


Mono - Feldspar in Ontario

Publication Number: IMR003 Page: 10  Date: 1998

Author: Hewitt D.F.

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:


Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario

Publication Number: IMR021 Page: 19  Date: 1997

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Granitic pegmatites of the Bancroft area, southeastern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5717 Page: 193  Date: 1990

Author: Goad B.E.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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