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Record Name(s) | Orr-Kidd - 1993 |
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Related Record Type | Simple |
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Record Status | Occurrence |
Date Created | 1993-Mar-02 |
Date Last Modified | 2024-May-03 |
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Primary Commodities: Molybdenum
Township or Area: Cardiff
Latitude: 44° 55' 29.22" Longitude: -78° 5' 10.13"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 729956.779 Northing: 4978725.963 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31D16NE
Point Location Description: Point 2.0 Km SSE of Farrel Lake.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: About 10 ml SE of Wilberforce; 1/2 ml from the road, N of Paudash P.O..
The Orr-Kidd property was staked in 1914 and produced 50 pounds of molybdenite concentrates in 1915. The deposit consists of two small pegmatite dikes, 6 inches and 2 feet wide, cutting paragneiss. These dikes carry molybdenite and pyrite. An open cut 55 feet long, 4-6 feet wide, and 5 feet deep is the only working (ARV66-03).
Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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2.2287 | 31D16NE0060 | 31D16NE0060 |
63A.169 | 31D16NE0076 | 31D16NE0076 |
2.2286 | 31D16NE0058 | 31D16NE0058 |
2.1884 | 31E16NE0163 | 31E16NE0163 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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5 | Biotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
10 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
15 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
20 | Pyrrhotite | 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: 66-67 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: 140 Date: 1963
Author: Vokes, F M
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/103994
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV25-01.003 Page: 136 Date: 1998
Author: Sutherland T.F., Collins E.A., McMillan J.G., Bartlett J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Haliburton area
Publication Number: ARV52-02 Page: 60-61 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Molybdenum deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC007 Page: 25 Date: 1968
Author: Johnston F.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 135 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Geology of Cardiff and Faraday townships
Publication Number: ARV66-03 Page: 47 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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