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MDI31C07NE00049
| Record Name(s) | Birch Lake - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Dec-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Phosphate, Mica
Township or Area: Loughborough
Latitude: 44° 27' 50.39" Longitude: -76° 34' 44.45"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 374394.386 Northing: 4924622.635 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C07NE
Point Location Description: General
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: 3.6 km ENE of Holleford.
Pre-1912: Phosphate property worked by Messrs. Smith and Lacey, of Sydenham. At the same time Webster and Co. carried out some work. 1910: Some prospecting by the Birch Lake Mining Syndicate. (Mines Branch Report 118, p149).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Garnet | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Phlogopite | Economic | Ore |
Publication - Mica, its occurrence, exploitation, and uses; Canada Mines Branch, Publication no. 118
Publication Number: CMB Pub 118 Page: 149 Date: 1912
Author: de Schmid, H S
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297232
Mono - Phlogopite mica in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC008 Page: 33-4 Date: 1968
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Phosphate in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC006 Page: 32 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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