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| Record Name(s) | Byrne's Mine - 1900, A. Cowan - 1870, General Electric Company - 1901 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1982-Apr-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Dec-05 |
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Primary Commodities: Phosphate
Secondary Commodities: Mica
Township or Area: Burgess, Burgess
Latitude: 44° 47' 49.88" Longitude: -76° 15' 53.25"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 399964 Northing: 4961199 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C16SW
Point Location Description: pit
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From Perth, south on hwy 1 for 8.76km turning right onto hwy 21 for 7.5km. Turn right onto Long Lake Rd for 3.96km. Site is ~12m to north of road in bush.
1870-1874: A. Cowan – mine in operation, 80ft. shaft sunk. 1900: P. Byrne – mine in production. 1901-04: General Electric Company – prospecting, drilling, pit development
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Frontenac
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pyroxenite | 1 | Pyroxenite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Adjacent |
Sep 11, 2015 (A Wilson) - The mica and phosphate leads trend northwest and southeast. The veins seldom exceed 10 feet in width and occur marginal to and within pyroxenite.
| 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 | Hematite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Sep 11, 2015 (A Wilson) - Narrow leads carrying dark, crushed mica, red apatite and a little calcite, strike NW and dip NE. The veins seldom exceed 10 feet in width.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Industrial |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Stratiform |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874 | 1361 | 1500 tons of phosphate produced between 1870 and 1874 |
Publication - Mica, its occurrence, exploitation and uses; Canada Mines Branch, Publication no. 118
Publication Number: CMB Pub 118 Page: 176 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: 55 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: 24 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Phosphate in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC006 Page: 52 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Phlogopite mica in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC008 Page: 68-69 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:
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
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