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Record: MDI31C11SW00024

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Brennan - 1981
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1981-Sep-18
Date Last Modified 2022-May-13
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Hematite (Gemstones)



Location

Township or Area: Madoc

Latitude: 44° 32' 7.06"    Longitude: -77° 28' 56.24"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 302781.693   Northing: 4934326.859    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C11SW

Point Location Description: Southernmost pit Fe near property symbol 6 north of Madoc.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: 1.6 km north on Hwy 62 from Hwy 7 near Madoc. Right at Riggs Rd. for 1.3 km. Turn left and drive north for 1.1 km. Stop on rise, before curve to right. Cross fence on west side of road and walk west along trail for 98 m. Small pit on north side of trail.



Exploration History

1901: The Brennan mine is reported to have shipped 250 tons of hematite ore to the blast furnace at Radnor Forges, Quebec. 1953: Sigmag property: diamond drilling was performed on this property (Madoc #11). 1956: Stratmat Ltd. performed geological mapping and a gravity survey (63A-300, Madoc #1). 1999: Phelps Dodge Corporation of Canada Ltd. drilled one hole (OFR 6008, p10).


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
Tweed file Madoc #1 / 63A.300 31C11SW0030 31C11SW0030
Tweed file Madoc #11 31C12SE0024 31C12SE0024



Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5ArsenopyriteEconomicOre
10ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
15CalciteEconomicOre
20GoethiteEconomicOre
25HematiteEconomicOre
30MagnetiteEconomicOre
35PyriteEconomicOre
40SpeculariteEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

References

Book - AFRO 1953, MADOC#11, DHR 10

Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996

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Mono - Report Of The Ontario Iron Ore Committee With Appendix 1923

Publication Number: NSP013 Page: 222  Date: 1998

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MonoMap - Geology of Madoc Township and the north part of Huntingdon Township, Hastings County

Publication Number: R073 Page: 23  Date: 1968

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 157  Date: 1968

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 166  Date: 1984

Author: Carter T.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Mono - Report of Activities 1999, Resident Geologist Program, Southern Ontario Regional Resident Geologist Report: Southeastern and Southwestern Districts, Mines and Minerals Information Centre and Petroleum Resources Centre

Publication Number: OFR6008 Page: 10  Date: 2000

Author: Sangster P.J., McGuinty W.J., Papertzian V.C., Steele K.G., Lee C.R., Laidlaw D.A., Carter T.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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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

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Part - The mines of Ontario

Publication Number: ARV11.016 Page: 262  Date: 1998

Author: Carter W.E.H.

Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines

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Publication - Iron ore occurrences in Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 217

Publication Number: CMB Pub 217 Page: 123  Date: 1917

Author: Lindeman, M E; Bolton, L L; Robinson, A H A

Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/305364


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