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| Record Name(s) | Kirkham Graphite Property - 1982, Stewart Lake - 1982, Kirkham-Bawden Graphite - 1981, Desert Lake - 1947 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1982-Jan-15 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Graphite
Township or Area: Bedford
Latitude: 44° 33' 43.39" Longitude: -76° 34' 28.99"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 374946 Northing: 4935508 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C10SE
Point Location Description: sealed decline
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Access to the property is obtained via highway 38 to county road 8 east from Godfrey, 5.1 km and then south on the Bunker Hill road for 3 km to the Wilson Road. This road is followed for 4.15 km to the exploration site located exactly between Canoe and Desert Lakes.
1919: Mining Corporation of Canada - DD-5-488 m, pitting. 1952 -53 - Frobisher Ltd. DD-30-3006 m, bulk sample (300 tons), ground geophysics. 1985-88: Stewart Lake Resources - mapping, DD-217-27000 m, airborne geophysics, ground geophysics, underground exploration (decline to 30 m), 2700 t bulk sample. 1989: Kilborne Ltd. - feasibility study. 2005: C. Christenson - trenching, prospecting, mapping
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| OM86-9-L-287/63.5086 | 31C10SE0058 | 31C10SE0058 |
| 2.32116 | 20000001317 | 20000001317 |
| 31C10SE8585 | 20000004837 | 20000004837 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Marble | 1 | Graphitic | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Graphitic | Adjacent | |
| Quartz Arenite | 3 | Quartzite | Adjacent |
Oct 28, 2013 (C Papertzian) - Graphite occurs within siliceous marbles in the area between Canoe and Desert Lakes as a series of NE trending lenses. The lenses lie along the contact between marble and quartzitic paragneiss on both limbs of an overturned synclinal structure. The syncline plunges northeastward at about 25 degrees and the west and east limbs dip eastward at about 45 and 70 degrees respectively. Stewart Lake Resources has identified 3 separate graphitic zones. The graphite occurs as thin flakes up to 3 mm in diameter, disseminated throughout the marble or in layers, in concentrations ranging from 2 to 20%. The graphitic lenses are highly folded and contorted, exhibiting large variations in dimensions and attitude over short distances. Maximum widths are in the order of 15 m, but widths of 2 to 5 m are much more common. Alteration of the marble along the quartzite contact to a granular aggregate of diopside, serpentine, carbonate, and graphite is interpreted by Hewitt (1965) as a metasomatic replacement associated with hydrothermal solutions derived from the nearby granite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graphite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Serpentine | Economic | Gangue |
Oct 28, 2013 (A Wilson) - Graphite concentrations are confined to beds or lenses and bands which lie parallel to the bedding. In some narrow bands, the amount of graphite present represents a small fraction of the total rock. The graphite exposures constitute approximately 5-10% of the mineralogy, with some exposures up to 20% graphite. Two parallel lenses of graphite mineralization were delineated and an electromagnetic survey indicated a potential mineralized zone over 1220 m in length.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Igneous Contact |
Date: Mar 06, 2001
Geologist: C Papertzian
Notes: The deposit was visited on March 24, 2001 to check on the steel bulkhead to the addit. This was found to be in order. It was noted that garbage had been piled infront of the bulkhead as well.
Date: Aug 30, 2002
Geologist: C Papertzian
Notes: This deposit was visited on July 25th, 2001 in order to check the condition of the bulkhead that blocked entry to the adit. It was found to be in good repair at the time of the visit. The deposit was visited on July 16th and 17th, 2002 with a compliance officer from MNDM Sudbury, to check on the steel bulkhead to the adit. This was found to be in order. It was noted that more garbage had been piled infront of the bulkhead as well. The settling ponds were also inspected and found to be in order. The remainder of the bulk sample was still on the property in numerous piles, not more than 10 feet high. These were located adjacent to the entrance of the adit.
Date: Jan 21, 2005
Geologist: C Papertzian
Notes: This deposit was visited on May 10, 2004 in order to check the condition of the bulkhead that blocked entry to the adit. It was found to be in good repair at the time of the visit. The deposit was visited with the mine hazards co-ordinator from MNDM Sudbury, to check on the steel bulkhead to the adit. This was found to be in order. It was noted that garbage had been piled infront of the bulkhead as well. The settling ponds were also inspected and found to be in order. The remainder of the bulk sample was still on the property in numerous piles, not more than 10 feet high. These were located adjacent to the entrance of the adit. There was also a new gate installed on the road barring entry to the property by vehicle.
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
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| Kirkham Graphite | 1989 | Probable | 1480000 | OFR5729, p. 35 | 1,480,000 tonnes @9.49% graphite (based on a cut-off grade of 5% C over a minimum thickness of 1.2 m) | Graphite 9.49 % |
Part - Geology of the Olden-Bedford area
Publication Number: ARV56-06 Page: 61-62 Date: 1997
Author: Harding W.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Graphite in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR020 Page: 11-14 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Graphite development potential in eastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5377 Page: 27-32 Date: 1982
Author: Papertzian V.C., Kingston P.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - A Treatise on the Graphite Project (Kirkham Graphite)
Publication Number: Date: 1953
Author: B.G. Edward , Frobisher Ltd.
Publisher Name:
Location: Tweed RGO
Mono - Major graphite occurrences within the Frontenac Axis, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5729 Page: 33-38 Date: 1990
Author: MacKinnon A., LeBaron P.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Graphite occurrences of the Frontenac Axis, eastern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC033 Page: 16-18 Date: 1992
Author: MacKinnon A., LeBaron P.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Olden-Bedford area, County of Frontenac, Ontario
Publication Number: M1947-05 Date: 1997
Author: Harding W.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Tichborne Area
Publication Number: P3442 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2001
Author: Easton R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Article - Mineral deposits studies in the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario: zinc and graphite
Publication Number: MP100.031 Page: 196-198 Date: 1998
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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