Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Conger Feldspar Mining Co. Property - 1947 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-21 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)
Township or Area: Conger
Latitude: 45° 14' 35.71" Longitude: -79° 50' 39.09"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 590709 Northing: 5010623 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31E04NW
Point Location Description: quarry
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From Parry Sound take highway 69 south to Portage Lake Road. Turn west and follow for 1km to the fork in the road. Continue west to second set of tracks follow tracks north for 450m. Follow west trail for 800m to general area of features.
1945-46: Conger Feldspar Mining Company - mining, diamond drilling. 1975: Mid-North Engineering Services – airborne geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1989 | 31E04NW0002 | 31E04NW0002 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Contains |
Jan 10, 2013 (A Wilson) - Approximately 378 tonnes (417 t) of feldspar was reportedly extracted from the site.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Pegmatite |
Part - Mines in Ontario in 1945
Publication Number: ARV55-02.001 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Tower W.O., Smith R.L., Bawden W.E., Cooper D.F., Taylor J.B., Walkom L.K., Little E.S., Weir E.B., Douglass D.P., Ward J.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Sans Souci Area
Publication Number: P3551 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2004
Author: Culshaw N.G., Corrigan D., Ketchum J.W.F., Wallace P., Wodicka N.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Parry Sound-Huntsville area, Ontario
Publication Number: M2118 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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