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Record: MDI31C10SW00044

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Sheffield - 1981
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1981-Dec-08
Date Last Modified 2022-May-10
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Hematite (Gemstones)



Location

Township or Area: Sheffield

Latitude: 44° 31' 4.97"    Longitude: -76° 55' 18.15"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 347275.231   Northing: 4931209.741    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C10SW

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: NE of Tamworth Village and east of Shibagau Creek.



Exploration History

Pre-1890 - several small pits sunk from which red hematite had been taken out (Royal Commision, 1890, p.130).




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5HematiteEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

References

MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area

Publication Number: S012 Page: 31  Date: 1997

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 261  Date: 1968

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Mono - Report Of The Royal Commission On The Mineral Resources Of Ontario And Measures For Their Development

Publication Number: NSP011 Page: 130  Date: 1998

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Book - Algoma Steel reports 1952, 1955

Publication Number: Date: 2000

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