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| Record Name(s) | Belmont Iron - 1982, Ledyard - 9999 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1982-May-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-13 |
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Primary Commodities: Magnetite
Township or Area: Belmont
Latitude: 44° 30' 54.22" Longitude: -77° 46' 7.1"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 279954.621 Northing: 4932811.071 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C12SW
Point Location Description: ' Fe, Ga ' symbol 0.6 Km SW of Cordova Mines.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Take Co. Rd. 48 to Cordova Mines. The gravel road [ snowmobile trail ] just W of the village gives access to the property, 0.8 Km to the S.
1899: Initial trenching and surface stripping by Buffalo Union Furnace Company. Limited mining from 2 open pits. 1905-1906: Unknown operator put down 6 diamond drill holes, conducted some metallurgical tests and a magnetometer survey. 1911: Mining resumed with sinking of 79 metre 3-compartment shaft. Plant was erected at this time. 1914: mining operation had ceased. 1917: Canadian Furnace Company, Limited took over the deposit and optoned it to Consolidated Howy Gold Mines Limited in 1950. 1970: Canada Costa Rica Mines Limited acquired an option on the property and bulk sampling, metallurgical tests and mill tests were performed. Option dropped in 1971.
Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - Mineral location.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Epidote | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Garnet | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 20 | Tremolite | Economic | Ore |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Iron | 1970 | Proven | 1016000 | OGS 1985, OFR 5537, p125 | Sampling program in 1970. | Iron 31.5 Percent |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 7710 | OGS 1985, OFR 5537, p125 |
Publication - Magnetite occurrences along the Central Ontario Railway; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 184
Publication Number: CMB Pub 184 Page: 10-11 Date: 1913
Author: Lindeman, E
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307472
Mono - Report Of The Ontario Iron Ore Committee With Appendix 1923
Publication Number: NSP013 Page: 164 Date: 1998
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Part - Mineral occurrences in the Haliburton area
Publication Number: ARV52-02 Page: 48 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Book - Preliminary report on ground investigation of aeromagnetic anomalies on the Campbellford and Bannockburn sheets
Publication Number: PR1951-06 Page: #32 Date: 1998
Author: Harding W.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 287 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 103 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - An inventory of the mineral resources in Peterborough County
Publication Number: OFR5635 Page: 129-130 Date: 1987
Author: Menard A.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Publication - Rock and mineral collecting in Canada, volume II: Ontario and Quebec; Geological Survey of Canada, Miscellaneous Report 8
Publication Number: GSC MR 8 Page: 108-109 Date: 1964
Author: Sabina, A P
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/119882
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