Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | T. Horscroft - 1982 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1982-Feb-05 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Molybdenum
Secondary Commodities: Iron, Uranium
Township or Area: Laxton
Latitude: 44° 43' 29.55" Longitude: -78° 48' 11.48"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 673969.491 Northing: 4954735.755 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31D10NW
Point Location Description: Precise, Mo dot symbol just SSE of Norland, W of Mud Turtle Lake.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: This occurrence is located on the west side of Mud Turtle Lake, halfway between Gull and Balsam lakes, and is near Norland post office.
1902: Production of 3.25 tons of material was valued at $400. 1915: 432 pounds of concentrates valued at $550 were shipped. Up to 1916, a large open cut, trenches and a 50-foot shaft were excavated. 1955-56: Rio Tinto Mines Ltd. diamond drilled 6 holes totalling 1043 feet. Drill core sections included 23 inches assaying 4.56" MoS2 and 0.23% U3O8 and 36 inches assaying 0.385% MoS2 and 0.007% U3O8. 1965: Nocana Mines Ltd. and Texas Kidd Mines Ltd. did surface work and sampled the property. 1979: Magnetic and electromagnetic survey by J. Haahti.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Tweed file Laxton #4, 2.3063 | 31D10NW0052 | 31D10NW0052 |
| 10 | 31D10NW0055 | 31D10NW0055 |
| 11 | 31D10NW0056 | 31D10NW0056 |
| 63.2924 | 31D10NW0053 | 31D10NW0053 |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Microcline | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 20 | Scapolite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 25 | Tourmaline | Economic | Ore |
Publication - Molybdenum metallurgy and uses and the occurrence, mining and concentration of its ores; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 592
Publication Number: CMB Pub 592 Page: 110-111 Date: 1925
Author: Eardley-Wilmot, V L
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307785
Publication - Molybdenum deposits of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Report 20
Publication Number: Econ Geol 20 Page: 143 Date: 1963
Author: Vokes, F M
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/103994
Part - Molybdenite deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV26.011 Page: 301 Date: 1998
Author: Parsons A.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Haliburton area
Publication Number: ARV52-02 Page: 70 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Molybdenum deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC007 Page: 82 Date: 1968
Author: Johnston F.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5311 Page: 654 Date: 1981
Author: Gordon J.B., Rybak U.C., Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 136 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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