Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Tom Hollywood - 1982, St. George Lake - 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-Jan-07 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Dec-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Phosphate
Township or Area: Oso
Latitude: 44° 44' 9.15" Longitude: -76° 40' 30.21"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 367374.388 Northing: 4954974.83 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C10NE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Dot symbol AP, between St George Lake and Hawley Bay on Sharbot Lake.
1885 Mr. Boyd Smith opens phosphate mine, operates until 1891 and produced about 1500 tons .Several pits opened. One pit measures 70 m long x 12 m wide x 15 m deep and another measures 31 m long x 8 m wide x 22 m deep. Apatite occurred as a apatite-calcite-pyrite-pyroxene vein at the contact of marble and red gneiss rock units, (MRC 6).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Calcite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Hornblende | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 20 | Mica | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 25 | Pyroxene | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 30 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 1500 |
Phosphate 1500 Tons (short) |
MDC006 | 1500 tons produced |
Publication - Phosphate in Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Publication no. 396
Publication Number: CMB Pub 396 Page: 48-49 Date: 1920
Author: Spence, H S
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/296315
Book - Geology and Minerals of Ontario
Publication Number: Page: 413 Date: 1929
Author:
Publisher Name: Garden City Press
Location: Tweed RGP
Publication - Bulletin on apatite (phosphate of lime); Geological Survey of Canada, Separate Report 881
Publication Number: GSC SR 881 Page: 30 Date: 1904
Author: Ells, R W
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/216089
Publication - A Catalogue of Canadian Minerals; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 69-45
Publication Number: Paper 69-45 Page: 48 Date: 1972
Author: Traill, R J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102924
Part - Geology of the Olden-Bedford area
Publication Number: ARV56-06 Page: 34 Date: 1997
Author: Harding W.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Madoc area, Ontario
Publication Number: M2053 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
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: 16 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Phosphate in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC006 Page: 38 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Report Of The Royal Commission On The Mineral Resources Of Ontario And Measures For Their Development
Publication Number: NSP011 Page: 172 Date: 1998
Author:
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