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| Record Name(s) | Orser-Kraft Property - 1916, Maberly Occurrence - 1917 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1984-Oct-31 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jun-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals), Uranium, Thorium, Rare Earth Elements
Secondary Commodities: Niobium
Township or Area: South Sherbrooke, South Sherbrooke, South Sherbrooke, South Sherbrooke
Latitude: 44° 48' 10.47" Longitude: -76° 30' 34.84"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 380607 Northing: 4962165 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C15SE
Point Location Description: Pit
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From Perth, west on highway 7 for 22.36km turning left on highway 36 for 4.6km. Turn right on old road/trail continue for 160m to the small pit. The main pit is visible west of the highway across a small swamp.
1915-19: Orser-Kraft Feldspar Limited – feldspar pit in operation. 1919-1923: Ontario Feldspar Limited – in production. 1956: J. Williams - DD-6-1089 ft.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 31C16SW0017 | 31C16SW0017 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Granitic | Contains |
Sep 17, 2015 (A Wilson) - The dike is up to 75 feet wide, dips to the north and strikes 75°NE. The 200 foot long dike cuts concordantly through granitic gneiss and granite. Dikes of granitic pegmatite intrude banded gneisses.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Euxenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Feldspar | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Mica | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Quartz | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Tourmaline | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Magnetite | Economic | Gangue |
Sep 17, 2015 (A Wilson) - Euxenite was associated with the feldspar and with black mica. It was also common to see tourmaline with a central core of euxenite. In 1921 a 1593 pound shipment of euxenite was sent to the GSC for testing. The euxenite formed approximately 3.67% of the total shipment. A typical analysis of the euxenite assayed 5.7% U3O8, 2.30% ThO2, 0.48% cerium group elements and 16.31% Yt group elements. Euxenite occurs sparingly together with black tourmaline and reddish feldspar in a narrow zone near the western (foot-wall) side of the dike. Bulk sampling yielded an assay of 0.20% U3O8 (chemical) and 0.08% ThO2 A concentrate from this sample contained 1.7% rare earths. The excavation was 115 ft long, 24 feet deep and varied from 40 feet at the top to about 18 feet at the bottom.
Feb 23, 2012 (D Laidlaw) - Zircon reported to be present (GSC 69-45, p622).
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 2573 | S012, p. 25 | 2836 tons; the bulk sample assayed 0.2% U3O8 and 0.08% ThO2 |
Publication - Silica in Canada its occurrence, exploitation, and uses part I Eastern Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 555
Publication Number: CMB 555 Page: 41 Date: 1923
Author:
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307756
Publication - Feldspar, Canada Mines Branch Publication 731
Publication Number: CMB Pub 731 Page: 43, 87 Date: 1932
Author: Spence, H. S.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307887
Book - Rare element minerals of Canada, Economic Geology Series 11
Publication Number: GSC EconGeol 11 Page: 233-236 Date: 1932
Author: Ellsworth, H.V.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102445
Book - Canadian deposits of uranium and thorium, Economic Geology Series 16
Publication Number: GSC EconGeol 16 Page: 146 Date: 1962
Author: Lang, A. H.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102450
Book - Rare earths of the Grenville sub-province, Ontario and Quebec, p. 26
Publication Number: Paper 59-10 Page: 26 Date: 1960
Author: Rose, E.R.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/101254
Part - Euxenite, a radioactive mineral in South Sherbrooke Township, Lanark County
Publication Number: ARV26.012 Page: 314-317 Date: 1998
Author: Miller W.G., Knight C.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau 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, 65 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC004 Page: 46 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Columbium (niobium) deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC014 Page: 48 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5311 Page: 305 Date: 1981
Author: Gordon J.B., Rybak U.C., Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Granitic pegmatites of the Bancroft area, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5717 Page: 179-191 Date: 1990
Author: Goad B.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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:
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV29-01.003 Page: 113 Date: 1998
Author: Sutherland T.F., McMillan J.G., Bartlett J., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Book - Mineral Occurrences of Lanark (unpublished)
Publication Number: Page: 180-182 Date: 1944
Author: Satterly, J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Department of Mines
Location: Tweed RGP
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