Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI31C07NE00030
| Record Name(s) | Eureka - 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-Aug-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-30 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)
Township or Area: Portland
Latitude: 44° 28' 27.01" Longitude: -76° 44' 31.02"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 361457.294 Northing: 4926015.654 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C07NE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Just west of the Card Quarry on lot 16 (west half). The access trail to the Card Quarry continues to the Front Pit of this showing which consists of two pits, the Front Pit and the Back Pit.
1915, 1917-1921: 25,099 tons produced. 1915: Canada Feldspar Corp. 1917-21: Eureka Flint and Spar Company, U.S.A.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Garnet | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Microcline | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 20 | Quartz | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 25 | Tourmaline | Economic | Ore |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 22769 |
Feldspar (Nonmetals) 22769 Tons (short) |
Publication - Feldspar, Canada Mines Branch Publication 731
Publication Number: CMB Pub 731 Page: 37, 40, 84 Date: 1932
Author: Spence, H. S.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307887
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:
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