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| Record Name(s) | Nobles Bay Mine - 1917, Rogers Mine - 1903 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1982-Apr-22 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jun-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Mica, Apatite (Gemstones)
Secondary Commodities: Rare Earth Elements
Township or Area: Burgess, Burgess
Latitude: 44° 47' 27.5" Longitude: -76° 13' 44.6"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 402780 Northing: 4960465 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C16SE
Point Location Description: ' Mi ' symbol between Long Lake and Noble Bay of Rideau Lake.
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From Perth, south on hwy 1 for 8.76km turning right onto hwy 21 for 9.47km. Left onto side road for ~150m. Site is located on left ~25m through the bush.
1903-1917: J. Rogers – property in operation
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Frontenac
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Skarn | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Host |
Sep 08, 2015 (A Wilson) - Mineralization is found at the contact between pyroxenite and gneiss. Pockets and leads of silver-amber mica occur in large bodies of pink calcite in a contact zone between pyroxenite and gneiss. The lead has a northerly strike and one vein dips 70º W.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phlogopite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Celestite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Aegirine | Economic | Ore |
Sep 08, 2015 (C Papertzian) - Mineral location - cenosite.
Sep 08, 2015 (A Wilson) - The deposit consists of green, massive and crystalline apatite and phlogopite. The rare mineral cenosite has been found at this locality but is difficult to find now. It occurred as tiny prisms on colourless quartz crystals and on white to pink calcite crystals lining small cavities in coarse limestone. It varied from a transparent pink to almost opaque rose colour. Other minerals found in the cavities are: chalcopyrite, as tiny striated crystals; celestite, as platy aggregates; pyroxene, as rosettes of silvery acicular crystals. Grains of apatite, sphalerite and phlogopite occur in the limestone . Trans - parent, doubly-terminated quartz crystals up to 2 inches long have been found at this locality. Patches of black granular tourmaline and crystals of dark green pyroxene and of brown titanite (averaging 1/2 inch long) occur in a coarse quartz-calcite matrix. Cenosite was observed at this site at the beginning of production. The deepest pit was 70 feet by 5 feet and is 5 0 feet deep.
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Stratabound |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 25 | MDC008 P. 57-58 | 1903-1907, 1914, 1917: 28 tons of mica produced ($9726.00) |
Publication - Mica, its occurrence, exploitation and uses; Canada Mines Branch, Publication no. 118
Publication Number: CMB Pub 118 Page: 165 Date: 1912
Author: de Schmid, H. S.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297232
Book - Rare-element Minerals of Canada, p. 237
Publication Number: EGR11 Date: 1932
Author: H.V. Ellsworth
Publisher Name: DEMR/CANMET
Location:
Publication - A Catalogue of Canadian Minerals; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 69-45
Publication Number: Paper 69-45 Page: 316 Date: 1972
Author: Traill, R.J.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102924
Publication - Rocks and minerals for the collector, Kingston, Ontario to Lac St Jean, Quebec; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 67-51
Publication Number: Paper 67-51 Page: 31-32 Date: 1968
Author: Sabina, A.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/107977
MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area
Publication Number: S012 Page: 23 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Phlogopite mica in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC008 Page: 57-58 Date: 1968
Author: Hewitt D.F.
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:
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