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| Record Name(s) | Robert J. Patterson Mine - 1920, Universal Silicates Ltd. - 1920, L.E. Austin - 1921 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1985-May-30 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)
Township or Area: South Sherbrooke
Latitude: 44° 49' 11.15" Longitude: -76° 30' 29.37"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 380762 Northing: 4964035 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C15SE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: 800 m north of Silver Lake.
1920: Universal Silicates Limited : A feldspar dike on the farm of R.J. Patterson was prospected in a small way by Universal Silicates Limited. Later L.E. Austin shipped several carloads from this dike
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Frontenac
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Quartzo-Feldspathic | Contains |
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| Pegmatite | 2 | Feldspathic | Host |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feldspar | Economic | Ore |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 91 | 100 tons of feldspar mined by L.E. Austin |
Publication - Feldspar, Canada Mines Branch Publication 731
Publication Number: CMB Pub 731 Page: 37, 87 Date: 1932
Author: Spence, H. S.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307887
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV30-01.003 Page: 130 Date: 1997
Author: Sutherland T.F., McMillan J.G., Bartlett J., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area
Publication Number: S012 Page: 25 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Page: 21 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Book - Mineral Occurrences of Lanark (unpublished)
Publication Number: Page: 63 Date: 1944
Author: Satterly, J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Department of Mines
Location: Tweed RGP
Map - Geology Perth, Lanark and Leeds Counties, Ontario
Publication Number: Map 1089A Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1961
Author: Wilson, M E; Dugas, J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/107951
Map - Gananoque area, Ontario
Publication Number: M2054 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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