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Record: MDI31D15SE00052

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Imperial Mine Occurrence - 1910
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1991-Jun-28
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-27
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Magnetite



Location

Township or Area: Snowdon

Latitude: 44° 52' 45.08"    Longitude: -78° 30' 29"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 696816   Northing: 4972551    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31D15SE

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Data Compilation

Access Description: 40 metres north of CNR bridge over the Irondale River.



Exploration History

Disseminated magnetite in peridotite exposed by an open cut 20 by 60 feet (




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Peridotite 1 Peridotite Host
Gneiss-Unsubdivided 2 Siliceous Adjacent
Limestone 3 Crystalline Adjacent

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1OlivineEconomicGangue
2AugiteEconomicGangue
3HornblendeEconomicGangue
4FeldsparEconomicGangue

Mineral Record Details

Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Disseminated

References

Publication - Geology of the Haliburton and Bancroft Areas; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir no. 6

Publication Number: GSC Memoir 6 Page: 361-362  Date: 1910

Author: Adams, F. D. and; Barlow, A. E.

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100481


Mono - Report Of The Ontario Iron Ore Committee With Appendix 1923

Publication Number: NSP013 Page: 216  Date: 1998

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Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 149  Date: 1968

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Part - Mineral occurrences in the Haliburton area

Publication Number: ARV52-02 Page: 46-47  Date: 1998

Author: Satterly J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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