Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Dwyer - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jun-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-29 |
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Primary Commodities: Molybdenum
Township or Area: Sheffield
Latitude: 44° 33' 15.68" Longitude: -76° 52' 36.01"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 350947.26 Northing: 4935159.773 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C10SW
Point Location Description: General 12 km northeast of Tamworth.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: It is accessible from an all-weather gravel road which passes through the southeast part of Sheffield township and joins Enterprise in Camden township to Parham in Hinchinbrooke township. The approximate location of the deposit is 7.5 road kilometres north from the intersection of the access road and the Canadian Pacific Railway line in the northeast corner of Camden township (OFR 5548, p.180).
Pre 1917: a pit with dimensions 2.5 m by 3 m by 3 m deep was excavated by unknown operators (OFR 5548, p.180).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyroxene | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Tourmaline | 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
Part - Molybdenite deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV26.011 Page: 311 Date: 1998
Author: Parsons A.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau 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: 180 Date: 1985
Author: Malczak J., Carter T.R., Springer J.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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