Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI31C11NW00019
| Record Name(s) | Lennox - 1991, Twin Buttes - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Talc
Township or Area: Madoc
Latitude: 44° 37' 50.08" Longitude: -77° 26' 42.53"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 306049.76 Northing: 4944821.986 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C11NW
Point Location Description: Point 2.9 km SE of Cooper.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The general area of the occurrences is accessed via a concession road to the east of the hamlet of Cooper to the Black River then south along the river towards Queensborough for 3 km.
1982: Roger Young of Havelock diamond drilled these talc showings. 1985: Twin Buttes Exploration performed additional drilling. This drilling indicated a possible 2 million-ton talc deposit to a depth of 30m. A report by Twin Buttes indicated 2.2 million tonnes in the Cooper West Zone and 780,000 tonnes in the Cooper East Zone, both grading 30 to 33% recoverable talc. (OFR 5714, p147).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | 31C11NW0019 | 31C11NW0019 |
| 63.4871 | 31C11NW0005 | 31C11NW0005 |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 5 | Chlorite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Talc | Economic | Ore |
Mono - Talc in the Tudor Formation, Grenville supracrustal series, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5530 Page: 21-32 Date: 1985
Author: Dillon E.P., Barron P.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Talc in southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5714 Page: 145-8 Date: 1989
Author: LeBaron P.S., van Haaften S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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