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| Record Name(s) | Smith Mine - 1898 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1990-Oct-15 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-30 |
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Primary Commodities: Mica
Township or Area: Burgess, Burgess
Latitude: 44° 47' 25.2" Longitude: -76° 14' 15.9"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 402091.25 Northing: 4960404.66 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C16SE
Point Location Description: 1 km northwest of Fox Island.
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Head south on highway 1 for 8.78 km. Turn right onto highway 21 and continue for 10.38 km. Turn right onto medium grade gravel road and continue for 250 m. Site is located approximately 40 m on the left side of the road.
1898-1912: J. Rogers – mine in production. 1904: Dominion Improvement and Development Company acquired property and began production in 1909. 1942: Amber Ridge Mica Company worked the mine. There are 9 pits varying from 25 to 50 feet in depth.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Frontenac
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Skarn | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Contains |
Sep 09, 2015 (A Wilson) - Leads of amber mica in calcite-apatite veins strike NW and cut pyroxenite dikes, which in turn cut gneiss. The leads occur at intervals of 15-20 ft apart.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phlogopite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Hematite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Calcite | Economic | Gangue |
Sep 09, 2015 (A Wilson) - Loganite has been observed at this site. A large pocket of scaly hematite was encountered on con 5 lot 9 while sinking on a mica lead. The iron ore occurs in a sort of lenticular shimney and contains fair sized mica scattered through it.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 2 | MDC006 p. 58 | 1942: Amber Ridge Mica Co. – produced 2.5 tons of mica valued at $2716.00. |
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:
Publication - Phosphate in Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Publication no. 396
Publication Number: CMB Pub 396 Page: 131 Date: 1920
Author: Spence, H S
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/296315
Publication - A list of Canadian mineral occurrences; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir no. 74
Publication Number: GSC Memoir 74 Page: 145 Date: 1915
Author: Johnston, R A A
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/101571
Publication - Mica, its occurrence, exploitation, and uses; Canada Mines Branch, Publication no. 118
Publication Number: CMB Pub 118 Page: 287 Date: 1912
Author: de Schmid, H S
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297232
Book - Mineral Occurrences of Lanark (unpublished)
Publication Number: Page: 112 Date: 1944
Author: Satterly, J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Department of Mines
Location: Tweed RGP
Map - Gananoque area, Ontario
Publication Number: M2054 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
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
Mono - Phosphate in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC006 Page: 58 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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