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MDI31C11SW00024
| Record Name(s) | Brennan - 1981, Stout - 1993 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1981-Sep-18 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Aug-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Hematite (Gemstones), Zinc, Iron
Secondary Commodities: Gold, Copper
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.
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).
| 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 |
| 31C11SW0007 | 31C11SW0007 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Domain: Grimsthorpe
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Skarn | 1 | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcite Marble | 2 | Host | ||
| Gabbro | 3 | Contains | ||
| Pebbly Conglomerate | 4 | Adjacent | ||
| Lamprophyre-Unsubdivided | 5 | Adjacent | ||
| Granite | 6 | Near | ||
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 7 | Sericite schist | Adjacent | |
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 8 | Adjacent |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hematite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Specularite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Goethite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 8 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 9 | Calcite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Silica | Alteration | |||||
| 11 | Sericite | Alteration |
Jul 24, 2024 (Nazha Sabiri) - The best grab samples from the Stout property showed 6.1% zinc from a skarn sample, 823 ppm copper from a sedimentary sample, and 201 ppb gold from a silica-altered sediment with 2-3% pyrite. The best iron assay was from a skarn sample (#39264) that assayed 18% iron. Other notable samples included assays ranging from 962 ppm to 6301 ppm zinc from sedimentary rocks, and from 381 ppm to 2802 ppm zinc from skarn samples. (File 31C11SW0007).
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 2 | Skarn |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 254 | ARV11.016, P. 262 | 250 tons or hematite ores were mined, and shipped to the blast furnaces at Radnor Forges, Quebec. |
Mono - Report Of The Ontario Iron Ore Committee With Appendix 1923
Publication Number: NSP013 Page: 222 Date: 1998
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location:
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
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 157 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 166 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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
Location:
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:
Part - The mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV11.016 Page: 262 Date: 1998
Author: Carter W.E.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
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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