Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Burns Mine - 1920 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1982-Mar-10 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)
Township or Area: Bathurst
Latitude: 44° 49' 29.49" Longitude: -76° 25' 19.23"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 387583 Northing: 4964478 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C16SW
Point Location Description: Dot symbol ' Fel ' between Christie Lake and CPR lines
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From Perth Hwy 6 west for 9.03km. Turn right onto Christie Lake North Shore Rd for 2.7km. Turn right onto side trail and continue for 0.57km to site location.
1920-22: S. Orser – quarry in operation
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Granitic | Host |
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Sep 12, 2016 (A Wilson) - A narrow dike of feldspar, rather intimately mixed with quartz. A small dyke of low-grade spar.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feldspar | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Ore |
Sep 12, 2016 (A Wilson) - Most of the small output consisted of stucco material and was crushed in a small mill erected on the property.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Discordant |
Mono - Granitic pegmatites of the Bancroft area, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5717 Page: 177 Date: 1990
Author: Goad B.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Mineral Occurrences of Lanark (unpublished)
Publication Number: Page: 46 Date: 1944
Author: Satterly, J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Department of Mines
Location: Tweed RGP office
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Page: 20 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV32-06.002 Page: 82 Date: 1998
Author: Sutherland T.F., McMillan J.G., Bartlett J., Cole G.E., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Feldspar, Canada Mines Branch Publication 731
Publication Number: CMB Pub 731 Page: 37, 41, 85 Date: 1932
Author: Spence, H. S.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307887
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