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Record: MDI31C12SE00030

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Demars - 1982
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1982-May-06
Date Last Modified 2022-May-11
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Iron, Gold



Location

Township or Area: Marmora

Latitude: 44° 34' 30.87"    Longitude: -77° 42' 48.67"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 284557.648   Northing: 4939348.859    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C12SE

Point Location Description: Bedding symbol in lot 24 conc 5 Marmora Tp.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: Drive north from junction of highways 7 and 14 in Marmora for 0.2 km. Turn left then right and continue north. At 7.05 km (from intersection in Marmora) drive north on North Marmora Road. At 10.45 km there is a junction with a gravel road, continue straight. At. 11.9 km there is a 90 degrees bend in road to the North (left). Laneway straight ahead (East). Drive down lane. At 13.5 km there is a fork in lane, drive left (N) following sign saying Bill. 13.9 km, access lane to the right (East). The pit is 368 m in on this lane.



Exploration History

1890: M.H. Powell discovered gold. 1890-91: Emorry Demarse sank several test pits in NW corner of Con V, Lot 24, pit 20 ft X 8 ft X 121 ft. 1892: Powell employed 4-5 men for 6 months to strip vein and put down several test pits. 100 tons of hematite were removed. 1989-90: Noranda Exploration Company Limited performed some geological, geochemical and a ground electromagnetic and magnetometer on their claims in the east half of lot 24. 1995: Prospecting, rock sampling, line cutting, pit mapping and B horizon soil sampling by Jim Chard (OP95-339). 1996: Prospecting, rock sampling, line cutting, magnetometer and VLF-EM survey by Jim Chard (OP96-228). 1997: Prospecting, rock sampling, geological mapping, B horizon soil sampling by Jim Chard (OP97-256).


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
2.12414 31C12SE0043 31C12SE0043



Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5ArsenopyriteEconomicOre
10GoldEconomicOre
15HornblendeEconomicOre
20HematiteEconomicOre
25QuartzEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

References

Part - Report of the Inspector of Mines

Publication Number: ARV01.011 Page: 237  Date: 1998

Author: Slaght A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines

Location:


Part - The gold fields of Ontario

Publication Number: ARV03.002 Page: 53  Date: 1998

Author: Blue A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines

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Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 2, part of District of Cochrane, districts of Muskoka, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Sudbury, Timiskaming, and counties of southern Ontario

Publication Number: MDC018 Page: 44  Date: 1979

Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 104  Date: 1984

Author: Carter T.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Mono - Geology of Belmont, Marmora, and southern Methuen townships, Peterborough and Hastings counties

Publication Number: OFR5537 Page: 192  Date: 1985

Author: Bartlett J.R., Moore J.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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MonoMap - Base metal, molybdenum and precious metal deposits of the Madoc-Sharbot Lake area, southeastern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5548 Page: 351J  Date: 1985

Author: Malczak J., Carter T.R., Springer J.S.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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File - Resident Geologist Files 1986 Mineral Deposit File

Publication Number: Min Dep Date: 1986

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Tweed RGP


Book - Resident Geologist files AFRO 1995, #76, OP95-339

Publication Number: Date: 2004

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Tweed RGP


Book - Resident Geologist files AFRO 1996, #81 OP96-228

Publication Number: Date: 2004

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Tweed RGP


Book - Resident Geologist files AFRO 1997, #85, OP97-256

Publication Number: Date: 2004

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Tweed RGP


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