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| Record Name(s) | Munslow Mine - 1871 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1990-Oct-15 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Dec-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Mica, Phosphate
Township or Area: Burgess
Latitude: 44° 47' 16.73" Longitude: -76° 16' 15.78"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 399453 Northing: 4960184 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C16SW
Point Location Description: quarry
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From Perth, head south on Hwy 1 for 8.76km, Turn right on Hwy 21 for 7.5km, turn right onto Long Lake Road for 4.58km then turn left onto side road (no name) for 0.476km.
1871: E. Schultze – commenced mining for phosphate. 1891-1907: T.J. Smith – mine in production (mica). 1940: mine in production for mica
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Frontenac
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Biotite-Garnet | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skarn | 2 | Host | ||
| Vein | 3 | Calcite | Host |
Sep 10, 2015 (A Wilson) - The calcite-mica-apatite leads are associated with dikes of pyroxenite cutting gneiss. The general strike is N20E and the total width of pyroxenite was 100 ft. The deposits are of the fissure and pocket class.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Phlogopite | Economic | Ore |
Sep 10, 2015 (A Wilson) - The property was first worked for phosphate in 1871. Mica and apatite are associated with a series of pyroxenite bands cutting gneiss.
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 12 | in 1940 the mine produced 14 tons of mica valued at $5809.00 |
Publication - Phosphate in Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Publication no. 396
Publication Number: CMB Pub 396 Page: 54 Date: 1920
Author: Spence, H S
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/296315
Publication - Report on the geology of a portion of eastern Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Annual Report vol. 14
Publication Number: Ann Rep 14 Pt J Page: 71 Date: 1901
Author: Ells, R.W.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/247604
Mono - Phosphate in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC006 Page: 50 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Phlogopite mica in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC008 Page: 66 Date: 1968
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Book - Mineral Occurrences of Lanark (unpublished)
Publication Number: Page: 135-136 Date: 1944
Author: Satterly, J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Department of Mines
Location: Tweed RGP
Publication - Mica, its occurrence, exploitation and uses; Canada Mines Branch, Publication no. 118
Publication Number: CMB Pub 118 Page: 173-174 Date: 1912
Author: de Schmid, H. S.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297232
Part - Mines of eastern Ontario
Publication Number: ARV10.005 Page: 289-290 Date: 1998
Author: De Kalb C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
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