Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Smith - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Aug-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Bismuth
Secondary Commodities: Tourmaline
Township or Area: Tudor
Latitude: 44° 40' 6.3" Longitude: -77° 38' 18.16"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 290858.71 Northing: 4949503.072 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C12NE
Point Location Description: General Map symbol 15A,E' NW of occurrence symbol 4 & SW of map symbol III
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Drive north from Bannockburn 7.0 km to Glanmire Lake Road. Turn left (west) and drive 1.1 km to Hastings Road. Continue through the intersection and drive 0.3 km to a fork in the road. Take the left fork and drive 2.5 km to a bridge past an abandoned farm. Continue 2.4 km to a gated laneway on the north side of the road. Travel 445 m (1460 ft) down this lane. The pit will be found 11 m (35 ft) east of the lane.
Two shafts were sunk, 20 and 50 feet deep, in the 1850's and 1860's. Messrs. Hill and Curshaw are reported to have worked the site for about 12 years before abandoning it in 1868 (GSC Rept of Prog. 1882-4, p.9).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bismutite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Bismuthinite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Bismuth | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 20 | Graphite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 25 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 30 | Tourmaline | Economic | Ore |
Publication - Report of progress from 1866 to 1869
Publication Number: GSC RpProg 1869 Page: 171 Date: 1870
Author:
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/222878
Publication - Report of Observations in 1883 on Mines and Minerals in Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia; In: Reports and maps of investigations and surveys 1882-83-84
Publication Number: GSC RtProg 1884 Page: 9L Date: 1885
Author: Willmott, C W
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/224678
Publication - A list of Canadian mineral occurrences; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir no. 74
Publication Number: GSC Mem 74 Page: 42-43 Date: 1915
Author: Johnston, R A A
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/101571
Publication - A Catalogue of Canadian Minerals; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 69-45
Publication Number: Paper 69-45 Page: 85 Date: 1972
Author: Traill, R J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102924
Publication - Catalogue of Canadian minerals; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 80-18
Publication Number: Paper 80-18 Page: 57, 382 Date: 1980
Author: Traill, R J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/119519
Part - Economic geology of eastern Ontario, corundum and other minerals
Publication Number: ARV07-03.001 Page: 234 Date: 1998
Author: Miller W.G., Goodwin W.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Limerick and Tudor townships, Hastings County
Publication Number: R067 Page: 95-96 Date: 1969
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
File - Resident Geologist 1986, field report
Publication Number: Date: 1996
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Tweed RGP
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