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| Record Name(s) | Ontario Sulphur - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1981-Dec-17 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Sulphur/Pyrite
Township or Area: Hungerford
Latitude: 44° 30' 41.12" Longitude: -77° 14' 54.75"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 321279.946 Northing: 4931136.946 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C11SE
Point Location Description: Precise, dot symbol Py, on N-side of CPR line NNW of Bogart Hamlet.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Accessible on foot from abandoned railway line which crosses paved country road joining Tweed to Sulphide. Located about 600 m NE of intersection with road, north of railway line.
1908: Ontario Sulphur Mines Limited developed and mined the deposit until 1911. 1913: The Sulphide Chemical Company dewatered the mine, constructed a new head frame and resumed mining. 4821 tons of pyrite ore grading 36.5%S shipped to 1911.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Calcite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Muscovite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 20 | Phlogopite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 25 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 30 | Sphene | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 35 | Zircon | Economic | Ore |
Book - NMI 31C11 PYR 3
Publication Number: N/A Scale: Date: 1996
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Part - Iron pyrites deposits in southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: ARV25-01.005 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Hopkins P.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area
Publication Number: S012 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Pyrite deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC005 Scale: Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Scale: Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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MonoMap - Base metal, molybdenum and precious metal deposits of the Madoc-Sharbot Lake area, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5548 Scale: Date: 1985
Author: Malczak J., Carter T.R., Springer J.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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