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| Record Name(s) | Silver Lake - 1982, Charles Whittaker - 1982 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1982-Jan-07 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Dec-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Phosphate
Township or Area: Oso
Latitude: 44° 48' 7.2" Longitude: -76° 36' 41.94"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 372540.553 Northing: 4962218.993 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C15SE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: A cluster of three dot symbols Ap, on Map 1947-5 Olden-Bedford Area, South of Silver Lake and CPR Line.
Circa 1891, apatite was produced from about 20 pits and work was conducted by Mr. Boyd Smith. Most of the pits are shallow, but a few pits were observed to be deeper but of unknown depth. An estimated 250 tons of phosphate minerals was extracted from these surface pits, (AR Vol 56 Pt 6).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Epidote | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Hornblende | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Hematite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Magnetite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Phlogopite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 6 | Pyroxene | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 7 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 8 | Scapolite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 9 | Titanite | Economic | Gangue |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 250 | ARV56 Pt 6 | 250 tons of apatite produced estimated from about 20 pits |
Map - Olden-Bedford area, County of Frontenac, Ontario
Publication Number: M1947-05 Date: 1997
Author: Harding W.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Phosphate in Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Publication no. 396
Publication Number: CMB Pub 396 Page: 49 Date: 1920
Author: Spence, H S
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/296315
Publication - Rocks and minerals for the collector: Hull-Maniwaki, Quebec; Ottawa-Peterborough, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 69-50
Publication Number: Paper 69-50 Page: 82-83 Date: 1976
Author: Sabina, A P
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/103344
Part - Geology of the Olden-Bedford area
Publication Number: ARV56-06 Page: 34-35 Date: 1997
Author: Harding W.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Gananoque area, Ontario
Publication Number: M2054 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area
Publication Number: S012 Page: 16 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Phosphate in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC006 Page: 39 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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