Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Eldorado Talc - 1986, Eldorite - 1986 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1986-Jan-31 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Talc
Secondary Commodities: Graphite
Township or Area: Madoc
Latitude: 44° 35' 55.41" Longitude: -77° 32' 43.37"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 297988.704 Northing: 4941526.957 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C12SE
Point Location Description: Shaft just W of mine symbol 14 and closest to Moira River, 2.3 km NW of Eldorado.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Drive 10.75 km north on Hwy 62 from the junction of Hwy 7 & 62 near Madoc. Turn left or west onto Hastings Road #11 and drive 1.1 km. Turn north or right onto a private road and drive 0.5 km. The old mine site is located on the left side or west side of the road.
1911: William Hungerford purchased the mining rights from G.D. Gordon and organized the Eldorado Talc and Silica Company. They sank a 75-foot inclined shaft and built a mill. 1914-1916: the company was reorganized as Eldorite Limited and operated until 1916. 1919: The Eldorado Mining and Milling Company took over the property and operated it until November 1920. The property has remained idle since that time and the buildings have been torn down.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Schist-Unsubdivided | 1 | Host |
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| Dolomite Marble | 2 | Near |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Graphite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Talc | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Tremolite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (D Laidlaw) - Talc content averages 20%.
Publication - Talc and soapstone in Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 583
Publication Number: CMB Pub 583 Page: 31-32 Date: 1922
Author: Spence, H S
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307779
Publication - Talc, steatite, and soapstone; pyrophyllite; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 803
Publication Number: CMB Pub 803 Page: 72-74 Date: 1940
Author: Spence, H S
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307947
Publication - Talc deposits of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Series 2
Publication Number: Econ Geol 2 Page: 68-77 Date: 1926
Author: Wilson, M.E.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102438
MonoMap - Geology of Madoc Township and the north part of Huntingdon Township, Hastings County
Publication Number: R073 Page: 29 Date: 1968
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Talc in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR040 Page: 35-36 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
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Mono - Talc in southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5714 Page: 136-9 Date: 1989
Author: LeBaron P.S., van Haaften S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Publication - Summary report of the Mines Branch of the Department of Mines for the calendar year ending December 31, 1914; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 346
Publication Number: CMB Pub 346 Page: 58 Date: 1915
Author:
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/308411
Publication - Annual report on the mineral production of Canada during the calendar year 1914; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 384
Publication Number: CMB Pub 384 Page: 302 Date: 1915
Author: McLeish, J
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307646
Publication - Annual report on the mineral production of Canada during the calendar year 1915; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 426
Publication Number: CMB Pub 426 Page: 304 Date: 1917
Author: McLeish, J
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307670
Publication - A list of Canadian mineral occurrences; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir no. 74
Publication Number: GSC Mem 74 Page: 220 Date: 1915
Author: Johnston, R A A
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/101571
Publication - Talc and soapstone in Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 583
Publication Number: CMB Pub 583 Page: 31 Date: 1922
Author: Spence, H S
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307779
Book - p.418, 419
Publication Number: Date: 1929
Author: Goodwin, W.L.
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Part - Non-metallic mineral resources of Hastings County
Publication Number: ARV39-06.003 Page: 59 Date: 1998
Author: Osborne F.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Publication - Chemical analyses of Canadian rocks, minerals, and ores; Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 115
Publication Number: GSC Bull 115 Page: 188-189 Date: 1965
Author: Maxwell, J A; Dawson, K R
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100631
Publication - A Catalogue of Canadian Minerals; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 69-45
Publication Number: Paper 69-45 Page: 439, 544 Date: 1972
Author: Traill, R J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102924
Publication - CIM, Bull. Vol. XIII, no. 103, p856
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