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| Record Name(s) | Buckhorn Mines Property - 1938, Buckhorn Occurrence - 1976 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1990-Sep-22 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Graphite
Secondary Commodities: Iron
Township or Area: Barrie, Barrie, Barrie
Latitude: 44° 51' 32" Longitude: -77° 7' 58.46"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 331482 Northing: 4969488 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C14SE
Point Location Description: property shown on sketch in mineral deposit report BAR-9
Location Method: Data Compilation
1938: Buckhorn Mines Limited carried out trenching. 1980: Canreos Minerals Inc. carried out trenching, stripping, and mapping. 1981: Canreos Minerals Inc. carried out a ground geophysical survey (magnetometer).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.3738 | 31C14SE0023 | 31C14SE0023 |
| 2.3490 | 31C14SE0028 | 31C14SE0028 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Marble | 1 | Dolomitic | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Host |
Sep 24, 2019 (A Wilson) - Calcite, quartz, tremolite, phlogopite and graphite veins are hosted within dolomitic marble. The veins are up to 20 cm wide and strike 075º. The property is underlain with dolomitic marble which is dissected with quartz veins and stringers throughout the property. The quartz veins are mineralized with pyrite, tourmaline and scheelite which is concentrated close to the shear zone. The fluorite is reported in concession 9 along the boundary of lots 22 and 23. This vein averages 3 inches in width and consists of green fluorite, white platey barite, some calcite and a minor amount of chalcopyrite with a malachite stain.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tourmaline | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Graphite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Scheelite | Economic | Ore |
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
Part - Geology of the Grimsthorpe-Barrie Area
Publication Number: ARV51-04.001 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Meen V.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Base metal, molybdenum and precious metal deposits of the Madoc-Sharbot Lake area, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5548 Scale: Date: 1985
Author: Malczak J., Carter T.R., Springer J.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Marble Lake area, counties of Frontenac and Lennox and Addington
Publication Number: R238 Scale: Date: 1986
Author: Moore J.M., Morton R.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Journal - Mineral Deposit Report BAR-09
Publication Number: N/A Scale: Date: 1986
Author: P. Kingston and C. Papertzian
Publisher Name:
Location: Tweed Field Visit Vile
Map - Grimsthorpe-Kennebec area, counties of Hastings, Lennox and Addington, and Frontenac, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM51D Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: Meen V.B., Harding W.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Mazinaw Lake Area
Publication Number: P3439 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2001
Author: Easton R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Marble Lake, southern Ontario
Publication Number: M2499 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1985
Author: Moore J.M., Morton R.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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