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| Record Name(s) | Bygrove Mine - 1873 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1982-Mar-18 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Magnetite
Township or Area: South Sherbrooke
Latitude: 44° 43' 50.79" Longitude: -76° 31' 13.59"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 379606 Northing: 4954168 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C10NE
Point Location Description: backfilled pit
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Near southwest corner of township.
circa 1870: a pit was developed that was 40 ft. long, by 20 ft. wide and 25 ft. deep. Before 1870, about 140 tons were stockpiled from the pit.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Frontenac
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Granitic | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone | 2 | Adjacent |
Sep 18, 2015 (A Wilson) - The magnetite-bearing zone contains coarse-grained hornblende, pyroxene, scapolite and calcite developed in granitic gneiss, the foliation of which strikes northeasterly and dips steeply southeasterly. Crystalline limestone is exposed on a hill to the northwest of the pits. Magnetite in scattered grains and lenses impregnates the rock, and coarsely crystalline magnetite occupies vuggy parts. In polished section the magnetite-rich material showed a mosaic of coarse crystals of magnetite, magnetite with vermicular and rod-like intergrowths possibly of hematite or ilmenite, a few grains of hematite, sparsely disseminated pyrite and gangue.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Hematite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Hornblende | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Scapolite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 6 | Calcite | Economic | Gangue |
Sep 18, 2015 (A Wilson) - Chemical analyses of ore samples reported in 1899 showed an iron content of 59.55 to 62.95 per cent, negligible phosphorus and titanium, and 6.59 % insoluble matter. An experimental shipment of the magnetite is said to have been made. Four small dumps containing an estimated 150 tons of ore-grade material remain.
Book - Mineral Occurrences of Lanark (unpublished)
Publication Number: Page: 93 Date: 1944
Author: Satterly, J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Department of Mines
Location: Tweed RGP
Publication - Iron deposits of eastern Ontario and adjoining Quebec; Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 45
Publication Number: GSC Bulletin 45 Page: 29-30 Date: 1958
Author: Rose, E.R.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100563
Mono - Report Of The Ontario Iron Ore Committee With Appendix 1923
Publication Number: NSP013 Page: 231 Date: 1998
Author:
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Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 252 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Report of progress for 1873-74
Publication Number: GSC 1873 Page: 161 Date: 1874
Author: Selwyn, A R C
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/225928
Publication - Report on the iron ore deposits along the Kingston and Pembroke Railway in eastern Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Annual Report vol. 12, (1899), pt. I
Publication Number: GSC AR 12 I Page: 33-34 Date: 1901
Author: Ingall, E D
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/287887
Publication - Report on the section of chemistry and mineralogy; Geological Survey of Canada, Annual Report vol. 8, (1895), pt. R
Publication Number: GSC AR 8R Page: 20 Date: 1897
Author: Hoffmann, G C
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/293889
Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 96 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - A Catalogue of Canadian Minerals; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 69-45
Publication Number: Paper 69-45 Page: 346 Date: 1972
Author: Traill, R.J.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102924
MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area
Publication Number: S012 Page: 25 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Gananoque area, Ontario
Publication Number: M2054 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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