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Record: MDI31C08SW00005

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Con 3, Lot 35 South Half - 1982, Sparham - 1982
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1982-May-27
Date Last Modified 2022-May-02
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Talc



Location

Township or Area: Pittsburgh

Latitude: 44° 18' 50.93"    Longitude: -76° 14' 52.27"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 400483.713   Northing: 4907522.618    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C08SW

Point Location Description: General

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: The prospect lies between the St. Lawrence River and Highway No. 2, 8 km west of Gananoque. It is approximately 0.4 km south of Highway 2.





Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5PyroxeneEconomicOre
10TalcEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

References

Publication - Talc and soapstone in Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 583

Publication Number: CMB Pub 583 Page: 24-25  Date: 1922

Author: Spence, H S

Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307779


Publication - Talc, steatite, and soapstone; pyrophyllite; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 803

Publication Number: CMB Pub 803 Page: 77-78  Date: 1940

Author: Spence, H S

Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307947


Mono - Talc in Ontario

Publication Number: IMR040 Page: 23-24  Date: 1998

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs

Location:


Mono - Talc in southeastern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5714 Page: 65  Date: 1989

Author: LeBaron P.S., van Haaften S.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Mono - Soapstone in Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5764 Page: 130-132  Date: 1991

Author: Gerow M.C., Sherlock E.J., Bellinger J.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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