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Record: MDI31C16SE00067

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Meighen and Morris - 1874, Flaherty Property - 1874
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1993-Mar-01
Date Last Modified 2022-Apr-04
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Phosphate



Location

Township or Area: Burgess

Latitude: 44° 50' 42.58"    Longitude: -76° 13' 55.03"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 402642   Northing: 4966488    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C16SE

Point Location Description: Point 1.1 km east of Andrew Lake.

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1884: Meighen and Morris – phosphate production


Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt

Terrane: Frontenac

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Felsic Gneiss 1 Granite Contains
Skarn 2 Host

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1ApatiteEconomicOre
2MicaEconomicOre
3CalciteEconomicOre
4FeldsparEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Sep 08, 2015 (A Wilson) - Twenty seven tons of apatite was removed, from 2 different openings.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Vein
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Intrusive
Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
1884 24

References

Publication - Report of progress for 1873-74

Publication Number: GSC 1873 Page: 113  Date: 1874

Author: Selwyn, A R C

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/225928


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