Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI31C10SW00050
| Record Name(s) | Wager - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Dec-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-29 |
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Primary Commodities: Molybdenum
Township or Area: Sheffield
Latitude: 44° 35' 20.56" Longitude: -76° 53' 48.15"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 349445.248 Northing: 4939049.819 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C10SW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Situated in the east central part of Sheffield township about midway between Sixth Depot Lake and the southern end of Fifth Depot Lake. It is approximately 14 km northeast of Tamworth and 14.5 km north of Enterprise. It is accessible from an all-weather gravel road which passes through the southeast part of Sheffield township and joins Hinchinbrooke township. The occurrence is approximately 1 km west of the southern tip of Fifth Depot Lake (OFR 5548, p.185).
1915: Several trenches and 3 open cuts of unspecified dimensions were excavated for Mr. R. Gamble and Mr. J.H. Cameron. A total of 286 pounds averaging 0.89 percent MoS2 was sent to the Mines Branch in Ottawa (OFR 5548, p.185).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyroxene | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Publication - Molybdenum metallurgy and uses and the occurrence, mining and concentration of its ores; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 592
Publication Number: CMB Pub 592 Page: 81 Date: 1925
Author: Eardley-Wilmot, V L
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307785
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
Location:
Mono - Molybdenum deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC007 Page: 48-49 Date: 1968
Author: Johnston F.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 137 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Base metal, molybdenum and precious metal deposits of the Madoc-Sharbot Lake area, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5548 Page: 185 Date: 1985
Author: Malczak J., Carter T.R., Springer J.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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