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Record: MDI31C13SE00059

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Hwy 62 East - 1991
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1991-Jul-21
Date Last Modified 2023-Jun-15
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Marble (Structural Material)



Location

Township or Area: Tudor

Latitude: 44° 49' 14.37"    Longitude: -77° 38' 14.71"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 291483.07   Northing: 4966412.26    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C13SE

Point Location Description: General

Location Method: Field Visit

Access Description: Drive 21.65km north on Hwy 62 from Cooper Road (Bannockburn). Turn left 200m past Beaver Creek. The quarry is 180ft northwest of the gate (perpendicular to the lane).



Exploration History

No past history is available. The quarry may have been used to supply road metal for Hwy 62 during its construction. 1995: Claims staked and 5 short diamond drill holes were drilled to test the continuity of the rock. No other work has been performed to date (1995) on this claim group (ROA 95, OFR 5943, p340).


Geology

Province: Grenville

Terrane: Elzevir

Domain: Belmont



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Calcite Marble 1 Host

Mineral Record Details

References

Mono - Geochemistry of Grenville marble in southeastern Ontario

Publication Number: MDC028 Page: 40  Date: 1989

Author: Grant W.T., Papertzian V.C., Kingston P.W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Book - Resident Geologist files 1982, field report

Publication Number: Date: 1996

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Book - Resident Geologist files1986, field report

Publication Number: Date: 1996

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Mono - Report of Activities 1995, Resident Geologists

Publication Number: OFR5943 Page: 340  Date: 1996

Author: Baker C.L., Fyon J.A., Laderoute D.G., Newsome J.W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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