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MDI31C07NE00034
Record Name(s) | James Foxton - 1982 |
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Related Record Type | Simple |
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Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
Date Created | 1982-Feb-15 |
Date Last Modified | 2022-Dec-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Phosphate
Township or Area: Loughborough
Latitude: 44° 28' 31.23" Longitude: -76° 32' 12.47"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 377776.414 Northing: 4925818.671 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C07NE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: On eastern shore of unnamed lake SW of Draper Lake.
James Foxton of Perth commenced mining in 1886 and continued until 1892 with the production of over 5000 tons of apatite.
Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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5 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
10 | Calcite | Economic | Ore | ||||
15 | Epidote | Economic | Ore | ||||
20 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
25 | Scapolite | Economic | Ore |
Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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1892 | 5000 |
Apatite (Nonmetals) 5000 Tons (short) |
5000 tons of apatite |
Publication - Phosphate in Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Publication no. 396
Publication Number: CMB Pub 396 Page: 47-48 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: 14 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Phosphate in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC006 Page: 35 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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