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| Record Name(s) | Cantin Mine - 1893, Webster and Company - 1893, General Electric Company - 1914 |
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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-27 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Dec-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Mica, Phosphate
Township or Area: Burgess
Latitude: 44° 47' 58.52" Longitude: -76° 10' 26.75"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 407141 Northing: 4961358 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C16SE
Point Location Description: open pit benched at <10 m levels
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From Perth travel south on highway 1 for 13.52 km. Turn right onto Old Kingston Road and drive for 5.11 km. Turn right onto McMahons Road and continue for 0.88m. Site is located directly south of this location 50 m through the bush.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Frontenac
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Calcite | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skarn | 2 | Host | ||
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 3 | Granitic | Host |
Sep 04, 2015 (A Wilson) - The main pit is 85 ft long, 110 ft deep and 12-25 feet wide. The mica lead strikes N80E and is on the contact between the pyroxenite and granite gneiss.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phlogopite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Calcite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Sep 04, 2015 (A Wilson) - Mica and apatite are disseminated in in aggregates in a vein of compact pinkish-white calcite, which strikes N80E.
Publication - Mica, its occurrence, exploitation and uses; Canada Mines Branch, Publication no. 118
Publication Number: CMB Pub 118 Page: 190 Date: 1912
Author: de Schmid, H. S.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297232
Publication - Phosphate in Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Publication no. 396
Publication Number: CMB Pub 396 Page: 58 Date: 1920
Author: Spence, H S
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/296315
MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area
Publication Number: S012 Page: 27 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Phlogopite mica in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC008 Page: 83 Date: 1968
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Phlogopite mica in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC008 Page: 83 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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