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| Record Name(s) | G. Padwell Property - 1916 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1981-Sep-14 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Molybdenum
Township or Area: Monmouth
Latitude: 44° 59' 57.56" Longitude: -78° 19' 44.64"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 710513 Northing: 4986346 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31D16NW, 31E01SW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: SW corner of Lot 11 conc. 15 of Monmouth Twp.
1916-17: G. Padwell - opened this small mine and shipped to the Mines Branch in Ottawa 55.6 tons of hand-picked ore; 62 tons were shipped to the International Molybdenum Company's Concentrator at Renfrew. 1940: Canadian Molybdenum Mines Limited -Expansion of the old pit. The pit is 36 m long, 10 m wide and 3.5 m deep. 1966: Georgia Lake Mines Ltd.: acquired the property and performed magnetic, induced polarization and geochemical surveys and diamond-drilled 4 holes for a total of 428 feet (Monmouth #4).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Monmouth #4 DD #39 | 31E01SW0025 | 31E01SW0025 |
| Georgia Lake Lithium Mines Ltd. 63.2031 | 31D16NE0046 | 31D16NE0046 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Bancroft
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Limestone | 1 | Crystalline | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Hornblende | Adjacent |
Jan 29, 2017 (A Wilson) - Molybdenite occurs in a flat-lying mineralized pyroxenite zone at the contact between limestone and syenite gneiss.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Garnet | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Graphite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Labradorite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Molybdite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 8 | Pyroxene | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 9 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 11 | Scapolite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 12 | Tourmaline | Economic | Ore |
Jan 29, 2017 (A Wilson) - About the center of the pit there is a mass of rusty basic pegmatite; perhaps 10 x 3 feet in size which contains much pyrite and a few large flakes of molybdenite.
Dec 07, 2005 (D Laidlaw) - 1916: ore graded 1.4 molybdenite from which 1,268 lbs of molybdenite was recovered. 1917: 62 tons of 1% molybdenite ore was shipped.
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 56 | shipped 62 tons grading 1.0% MoS2; | ||
| 1916 | 50 | shipped 50.43 tonness of hand-picked ore grading 1.4% MoS2. 1268 pounds of moybdenite was recovered. |
Map - Monmouth Township, Haliburton County
Publication Number: M2174 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1970
Author: Armstrong H.S., Gittins J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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: 74 Date: 1925
Author: Eardley-Wilmot, V L
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307785
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Haliburton area
Publication Number: ARV52-02 Page: 67-68 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Molybdenum deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC007 Page: 31 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: 136 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Geology of the Drag Lake area
Publication Number: OFR5594 Page: 41 Date: 1986
Author: Culshaw N.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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