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| Record Name(s) | Actinolite Pits - 1883 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1984-May-29 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-20 |
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Primary Commodities: Actinolite
Secondary Commodities: Talc, Soapstone
Township or Area: Elzevir
Latitude: 44° 34' 7.95" Longitude: -77° 17' 27.95"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 318076.814 Northing: 4937612.922 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C11SW
Point Location Description: Dot symbol ' act ' nearest Skootamatta River and NE of Actinolite.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: From Hwy 7, E of Actinolite, take Hastings Road 2 (Flinton Road) N. Take the first right (E) and travel about 1 km to a sharp right- hand bend. Refer to map 86-ELZ-04 or GSC, 1926. The deposit is said to be at the Hayloft Campground.
1883-1908 : Joseph James opened the deposits for use in the manufacture of roofing material. 1908 : purchased by the Actinolite Mining Co Ltd who built a grinding mill at Actinolite. They produced a small tonnage annually until 1929. The last pit worked was on the Erwin farm. All of the pits on the 1926 map were easily found in 1986. The main pit is on lot 4, con 7. See OGS 86-ELZ-04 for a detailed description. 1985 : J.L. Byer drilled 2 DDH on the NE corner of the lot for talc. Apparently, actinolite has also been found on lots 2 and 3, con 6 (GSC, 1902-3).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 31C11SW0011 | 31C11SW0011 |
Province: Grenville
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - Workings in rusty talc-actinolite-dolomite schist within mafic and ultramafic volcanics that are in contact with the Elzevir Granite. These talcose units, which may be classified as soapstone, are visually estimated to grade from 5-15 % talc; but in section this was up to 40 %.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Actinolite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Dolomite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Serpentine | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 20 | Talc | Economic | Ore |
Publication - A list of Canadian mineral occurrences; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir no. 74
Publication Number: GSC Mem 74 Page: 4 Date: 1915
Author: Johnston, R A A
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/101571
Publication - Talc deposits of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Series 2
Publication Number: Econ Geol 2 Page: 92-94 Date: 1926
Author: Wilson, M E
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102438
MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area
Publication Number: S012 Page: 19 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Talc in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR040 Page: 29-30 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Mono - Talc in southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5714 Page: 91-93 Date: 1989
Author: LeBaron P.S., van Haaften S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Talc, steatite, and soapstone; pyrophyllite; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 803
Publication Number: CMB Pub 803 Page: 74-75 Date: 1940
Author: Spence, H S
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307947
Mono - Building stone of eastern Ontario, southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5556 Page: EL08.0 Date: 1985
Author: Verschuren C.P., van Haaften S., Kingston P.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
File - Resident Geologist files 1982, property exam # EL-2, 3, 4
Publication Number: Date: 2000
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Tweed RGP
Mono - Soapstone in Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5764 Page: 155 Date: 1991
Author: Gerow M.C., Sherlock E.J., Bellinger J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Geology and Minerals of Ontario
Publication Number: Page: 417-418 Date: 1929
Author: Goodwin, W.L.
Publisher Name: Garden City Press
Location:
Part - Non-metallic mineral resources of Hastings County
Publication Number: ARV39-06.003 Page: 29 Date: 1998
Author: Osborne F.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Geological Survey of Canada, reports and maps of investigations and surveys; Annual Report vol. 15, (1902-1903)
Publication Number: GSC AR 15 Date: 1906
Author:
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297450
Folio - Elzevir Township, Hastings County
Publication Number: GDIF091 Date: 1997
Author: Tweed RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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