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| Record Name(s) | Moira - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-06 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Talc
Township or Area: Huntingdon
Latitude: 44° 30' 22.59" Longitude: -77° 26' 14.56"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 306253.728 Northing: 4930995.872 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C11SW
Point Location Description: General, Point 2 km east of Madoc.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
The Moira Talc and Silica Mining Syndicate, Limited held under lease this property. Operations were carried out between June 24 to September 30, 1940. A test pit 30 feet deep was put down, and a shaft was begun. The shaft had reached 32 feet when operations ceased.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Talc | Economic | Ore |
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1939
Publication Number: ARV49-01.003 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Tower W.O., Cave A.E., Taylor J.B., Douglass D.P., Hargrave W.G., Bayne A.S., Cooper D.F., Weir E.B., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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