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Record: MDI31C16SE00136

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) South Long Lake - 1912
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1993-Mar-01
Date Last Modified 2022-May-30
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Mica

Secondary Commodities: Hematite (Gemstones)



Location

Township or Area: Burgess

Latitude: 44° 47' 35.2"    Longitude: -76° 14' 18.9"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 402030   Northing: 4960714.2    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C16SE

Point Location Description: Point 0.3 km south of Farry Island

Location Method: Data Compilation



Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt

Terrane: Frontenac

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Sep 10, 2015 (A Wilson) - A large pocket of scaly hematite was encountered on concession 5, lot 9, of North Burgess, Ont., while sinking on a mica lead. The iron ore occurs in a sort of lenticular chimney, and contains fair sized mica scattered through it.



Mineral Record Details

References

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


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


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