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| Record Name(s) | Wellington - 1987, Canadian Sulphur Ore Company - 2004 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1987-Mar-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Sulphur/Pyrite
Secondary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Madoc
Latitude: 44° 33' 48.69" Longitude: -77° 25' 16.48"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 307724.723 Northing: 4937316.981 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C11SW
Point Location Description: Shaft 460 feet deep just north of property symbol 10.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Drive 2.5 km west of Hwy 37 on Hwy 7 then 8.7 km north on Co. Rd. 20 from Hwy 7 to Queensborough (General Store). 1 km west of Queensborough on County Rd. 20, then 3.4 km south on side road. Stop at corner. Walk north along western edge of field. Continue north into bush for 2-3 minutes and then turn west and follow the red mud flats (unvegetated) to the west and then to the north and onto the waste piles.
1906: property was discovered by Mr. Stephen Wellington and several pits and trenches were opened. 1908: Shafts No. 1 and No. 2 were sunk and one carload of ore was shipped. 1909: Canadian Pyrite Syndicate purchased the property. One shaft was excavated to a depth of 50 ft with a drift at that level, the other shaft was 20 feet deep. Five hundred tons of ore was shipped. 1910: Canadian Sulphur Ore Company purchased the property. An unspecified amount of ore was shipped during the summer. 1912: Seymour Power Company supplied power to the mine. 1913: Pits Nos. 3 and 4 were excavated and the No. 3 shaft was opened to a depth of 120 feet, with levels at 50 and 120 feet. Approximately 100 feet of drifting was completed at the 120 foot level. 1919: Mine closed, No. 3 shaft was 460 feet deep and had 6 developed levels (OFR 5548, p103).
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Host |
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| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 5 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Gypsum | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 20 | Jarosite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 25 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 30 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Publication - Pyrites in Canada its occurrence, exploitation, dressing, and uses; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 167
Publication Number: CMB Pub 167 Page: 68-69 Date: 1912
Author: Wilson, A W G
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307454
Publication - Rocks and minerals for the collector: Hull-Maniwaki, Quebec; Ottawa-Peterborough, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 69-50
Publication Number: Paper 69-50 Page: 100 Date: 1976
Author: Sabina, A P
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/103344
Part - Iron pyrites deposits in southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: ARV25-01.005 Page: 197-198 Date: 1998
Author: Hopkins P.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Mono - Pyrite deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC005 Page: 11 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Madoc Township and the north part of Huntingdon Township, Hastings County
Publication Number: R073 Page: 26 Date: 1968
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 30, 216-235 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: 102-4 Date: 1985
Author: Malczak J., Carter T.R., Springer J.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Annual report on the mineral production of Canada during the calendar year 1911; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 201
Publication Number: CMB Pub 201 Page: 247-249 Date: 1911
Author:
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307490
Part - The pre-Cambrian geology of southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: ARV22-02 Page: 97-100 Date: 1998
Author: Miller W.G., Knight C.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Book - Geology and Minerals of Ontario
Publication Number: Page: 380-381 Date: 1929
Author:
Publisher Name: Garden City Press
Location: Tweed RGP
Part - Non-metallic mineral resources of Hastings County
Publication Number: ARV39-06.003 Page: 37 Date: 1998
Author: Osborne F.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Sulphur and pyrites in Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Memoir no. 118
Publication Number: CMB Mem 118 Page: 38 Date: 1952
Author: Janes, T H
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/296357
MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area
Publication Number: S012 Page: 21 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Rocks and minerals for the collector, Hull-Maniwaki, Quebec, Ottawa-Peterborough, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Miscellaneous Report 41
Publication Number: GSC MR 41 Page: 78 Date: 1987
Author: Sabina, A P
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/122460
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