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MDI31C10SE00029
| Record Name(s) | Mink Lake - 1925 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1982-Feb-17 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)
Township or Area: Loughborough
Latitude: 44° 30' 41.39" Longitude: -76° 37' 37.34"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 370679.254 Northing: 4929973.764 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C10SE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: On SW shore of small lake north of east end of Fourteen Island Lake.
1925-1929: Verona Quarries Ltd. operated the quarry. 1949-50 and 1954-55: Canadian Flint and Spar Co. operated the quarry. Total production was 14,000 tons of feldspar.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Microcline | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Quartz | Economic | Ore |
Publication - Feldspar, Canada Mines Branch Publication 731
Publication Number: CMB Pub 731 Page: Plate VB Date: 1932
Author: Spence, H. S.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307887
Mono - Feldspar in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR003 Page: 6, 10 Date: 1998
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: 15 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Page: 19 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
File - Canadian Flint & Spar Ltd. 1951, Plan & Section; Resident Geologist Files
Publication Number: Date: 2003
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Tweed RGP
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