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| Record Name(s) | Silver Lake Mine - 1899 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1982-Mar-18 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Magnetite, Sulphur/Pyrite
Township or Area: South Sherbrooke
Latitude: 44° 48' 19.86" Longitude: -76° 29' 16.97"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 382323 Northing: 4962423 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C16SW
Point Location Description: prospect pit 4 m deep, 10 m wide, 7 m wide
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Walk cross country around the south side of Silver Lake. Site is located on east shore of the lake.
Before 1899: 3 pits, one 30 by 20 feet
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Frontenac
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Amphibolite | 1 | Host |
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| Gabbroid-Unsubdivided | 2 | Host |
Sep 17, 2015 (A Wilson) - The more northerly pit is a small cut made in a dark compact hornblende rock and very little magnetite is exposed. The second pit is about 100 yards south from the main pit. Dark crystalline hornblende, reticulated with ribs and veins of magnetite occur.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Hornblende | Economic | Gangue |
Sep 17, 2015 (D Laidlaw) - Magnetite with some pyrite, in amphibolite and pyroxenite is exposed in two pits. A selected sample assayed 64.15% Fe, 1.75% S.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mesothermal |
Publication - Report on the iron ore deposits along the Kingston and Pembroke Railway in eastern Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Annual Report vol. 12, (1899), pt. I
Publication Number: GSC AR 12-I Page: 93I Date: 1901
Author: Ingall, E D
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/287887
Publication - Perth map-area Lanark and Leeds Counties Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper no. 50-29
Publication Number: Paper 50-29 Page: 17 Date: 1950
Author: Dugas, J.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/101399
Publication - Iron deposits of eastern Ontario and adjoining Quebec; Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 45
Publication Number: GSC Bulletin 45 Page: 43 Date: 1958
Author: Rose, E.R.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100563
Publication - A Catalogue of Canadian Minerals; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 69-45
Publication Number: Paper 69-45 Page: 347 Date: 1972
Author: Traill, R.J.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102924
MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area
Publication Number: S012 Page: 25 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 254 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 96 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Mineral Occurrences of Lanark (unpublished)
Publication Number: Page: 96 Date: 1944
Author: Satterly, J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Department of Mines
Location: Tweed RGP
Map - Gananoque area, Ontario
Publication Number: M2054 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Report Of The Ontario Iron Ore Committee With Appendix 1923
Publication Number: NSP013 Page: 232 Date: 1998
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