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| Record Name(s) | Gibson Mine - 1901, Wildman Mine - 1920, Gibson's Mine - 1901 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1982-Apr-28 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Dec-05 |
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Primary Commodities: Mica
Township or Area: Elmsley
Latitude: 44° 52' 17.98" Longitude: -76° 12' 18.54"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 404804 Northing: 4969400 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C16NE
Point Location Description: pit
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From Perth, south on country road 1 for 4 km. Site is approximatley 260 m north of highway next to Jebbs Creek.
Circa 1870 : mica was found underlying a farmhouse (in the cellar) and garden and so a 10 x 10 x 4 ft. deep pit was put in 10 ft. in front of the house by Gibson and Hayes. Subsequently, L. Gemmell worked the deposit for 4 months and extracted ' a few tons ' of trimmed mica.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Frontenac
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
Metamorphism Type: Regional
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Biotite-Garnet | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyroxenite | 2 | Pyroxenite | Host |
Sep 16, 2015 (A Wilson) - A phlogopite mica deposit, apparently associated with pyroxene and apatite, appears to have pinched out at depth. It was dark and crushed - of poor quality.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phlogopite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Apatite | Economic | Ore |
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Skarn |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Disseminated |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1920 | 15 | The mine produced 17 tons of mica valued at $764. | ||
| 1919 | 91 | Approximately 100 tons of mica was produced from the pit prior to 1920 |
Publication - Mica, its occurrence, exploitation and uses; Canada Mines Branch, Publication no. 118
Publication Number: CMB Pub 118 Page: 186 Date: 1912
Author: de Schmid, H. S.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297232
Publication - Mica; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 701
Publication Number: CMB Pub 701 Page: 72 Date: 1929
Author: Spence, H.S.
Publisher Name: Canadian Dept. of Mines, Mines Branch
Location:
MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area
Publication Number: S012 Page: 24 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Phlogopite mica in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC008 Page: 74-75 Date: 1968
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of eastern Ontario
Publication Number: ARV10.005 Page: 290-291 Date: 1998
Author: De Kalb C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
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
Book - Mineral Occurrences of Lanark (unpublished)
Publication Number: Page: 160 Date: 1944
Author: Satterly, J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Department of Mines
Location: Tweed RGP
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