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| Record Name(s) | Otter Mine - 1870, McLaurin Property - 1912, Bennett and Powers - 1937 |
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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: Phosphate, Mica
Township or Area: Burgess, Burgess
Latitude: 44° 47' 51.95" Longitude: -76° 15' 50.25"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 400031 Northing: 4961262 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C16SW
Point Location Description: series of pits on north side of road
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 Road for 3.88 km. Site is ~18m north of road in the bush.
1870-91: Cross and Foster – in production for phosphate. 1937 to 1952:H.V.Bennet and F. Powers -mine operated sporadically for mica.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Frontenac
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Skarn | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Host |
Sep 09, 2015 (A Wilson) - The mineralization lie on the contact of pyroxenite to the NW and gneiss to the SE. This lot, together with 9 in the same concession, formed what was known as the Otter property. Lot 9 has since been worked for mica, but this mineral does not occur in any quantity on lot 11, and but little mining for it has been attempted. A number of small pits exist, the largest measuring 45 X 8 feet, and being 35 feet deep. This opening has been made on a lead of mica and brown phosphate having a direction of N. 200 E., and a dip of 800 S.E.
| 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 | Calcite | Economic | Ore |
Sep 09, 2015 (A Wilson) - The mica-apatite-calcite leads strike N20E and dip 80ºSE.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Industrial |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Stratiform |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 231 | MDC008, p. 68 | 1937, 1950 and 1952 – 255 tons mica valued at $4389.00 was produced | |
| 1870 | 1814 | MDC06 p. 51-52 | 1870-91 – approximately 2000 tons of phosphate was produced. |
Publication - Phosphate in Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Publication no. 396
Publication Number: CMB Pub 396 Page: 54-55 Date: 1920
Author: Spence, H. S.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/296315
Publication - Report of progress from 1863 to 1866
Publication Number: GSC RepProg1866 Page: 227-228 Date: 1866
Author: Logan, W E
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/123574
Mono - Phosphate in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC006 Page: 51-52 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Phlogopite mica in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC008 Page: 68 Date: 1968
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Book - Mineral Occurrences of Lanark (unpublished)
Publication Number: Page: 16, 141 Date: 1944
Author: Satterly, J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Department of Mines
Location: Tweed RGP
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:
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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