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| Record Name(s) | R.J. Lillico - 1943, Lillico Mine - 1943, Ontario Molybdenite Co. - 1917, Georgia Lake Mines Ltd. - 1966 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without 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, Monmouth
Latitude: 44° 58' 55.76" Longitude: -78° 18' 5.88"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 712738.71 Northing: 4984510.49 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31D16NW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: This occurrence is located 2.4 km northwest of Tory Hill station on the Irondale, Bancroft and Ottawa railway line.
1917: Ontario Molybdenite Co.: opened several large cuts and pits; some diamond drilling . 1966: Georgia Lake Mines Ltd.: acquired the property as part of 30 contiguous claims in the area; magnetic, IP and geochemical surveys were performed.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Bancroft
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbro | 1 | Meta Gabbro | Gneissic | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Granitic | Contains | |
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 3 | Hornblende | Contains | |
| Pegmatite | 4 | Tourmaline | Intrudes |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Mica | Economic | Ore |
Feb 04, 2017 (A Wilson) - Molybdenite occurs in a flat-lying pegmatitic body.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Industrial |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1918 | 285 | 1630 kg of molybdenum shipped to Mines Branch in Ottawa |
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:
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 - Molybdenum deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC007 Page: 29 Date: 1968
Author: Johnston F.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Haliburton area
Publication Number: ARV52-02 Page: 66-67 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly 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: 73-74 Date: 1925
Author: Eardley-Wilmot, V L
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307785
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