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Record: MDI31C16SE00006

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) H.J. Bennett - 1925, Herbert J. Bennett - 1925
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1985-May-30
Date Last Modified 2022-Jun-29
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Mica



Location

Township or Area: Elmsley

Latitude: 44° 47' 23.92"    Longitude: -76° 9' 21.7"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 408555   Northing: 4960270    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C16SE

Point Location Description: Dot symbol ' mi ' near west township boundary, west of Otter Lake and southwest of Bass Lake.

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1925 : H.J. Bennett – mine in operation


Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt

Terrane: Frontenac

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  

Metamorphism Type: Regional

Metamorphism Grade: Granulite



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Sandstone 1 Is

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PhlogopiteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Sep 17, 2015 (A Wilson) - H.J. Bennett mined 270 tons of phlogopite mica valued at $2970.00



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Igneous Contact
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Stratiform
Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
1925 245 H.J. Bennett mined 270 tons of phlogopite mica valued at $2970.00

References

Publication - Mica; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 701

Publication Number: CMB Pub 701 Page: 73  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: 28  Date: 1997

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Phlogopite mica in Ontario

Publication Number: MDC008 Page: 84-85  Date: 1968

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. 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


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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