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| Record Name(s) | Tomahawk - 1981, Mag-Iron - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Compound |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1981-Aug-04 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-13 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Talc
Township or Area: Lake
Latitude: 44° 43' 7.14" Longitude: -77° 48' 38.24"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 277397.59 Northing: 4955540.161 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C12NW
Point Location Description: Precise, north end of trench symbol NNE of Whetstone Lake.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: On the east side of Whetstone Lake.
1941-2: Test pits and 20 dd holes for 6,000 feet by Tomahawk Iron Mines Limited. 1946-58: Mining from open cut 250 feet by 25 feet and 20 feet deep. Mill constructed in 1946. Shipments of 10 tons by Tomahawk Iron Mines Limited in 1947, and 2086 tons by Mag-Iron Mining and Milling Limited and Clarken Development Co. between 1950 and 1957.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Actinolite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Biotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 20 | Hornblende | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 25 | Ilmenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 30 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 35 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 40 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 45 | Talc | Economic | Ore |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1892 |
Iron |
OGS 1968, MRC 11, pp155,156. | |
| 1947 | 9 |
Iron |
OGS, MRC 11, 1968, p155-156 |
Publication - Iron ore occurrences in Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 217
Publication Number: CMB Pub 217 Page: 118-119 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
Mono - Report Of The Ontario Iron Ore Committee With Appendix 1923
Publication Number: NSP013 Page: 219 Date: 1998
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location:
Part - Mineral occurrences in the north Hastings area
Publication Number: ARV52-03 Page: 39-40 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Lake Township, Hastings County
Publication Number: R054 Date: 1968
Author: Laakso R.K.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 155-156 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 96 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Talc in southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5714 Page: 126-8 Date: 1989
Author: LeBaron P.S., van Haaften S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Iron deposits of eastern Ontario and adjoining Quebec; Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 45
Publication Number: GSC Bulletin 45 Page: 43-45 Date: 1958
Author: Rose, E.R.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100563
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