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Record: MDI31E06SW00003

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Lee Lake Diatomite - 1929, Onawaw Lake - 1983
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1981-Jul-08
Date Last Modified 2022-Feb-22
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Diatomite



Location

Township or Area: Stisted, Stisted

Latitude: 45° 18' 18.94"    Longitude: -79° 19' 24.74"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 631427.001   Northing: 5018228.999    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 31E06SW

Point Location Description: Approximate

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1929: property originally acquired by Canadian Kieselguhr Company Limited which was succeeded by Diatomite Products Limited. 1930's: some development work, no production recorded.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Sedimentary Unconsolidated-unsubdivided 1 Is

Lithology Comments

Apr 04, 2011 (A Wilson) - The deposit is located under the water of Lee Lake.




Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Unconsolidated

References

Part - Mineral occurrences in the Haliburton area

Publication Number: ARV52-02 Scale:     Date: 1998

Author: Satterly J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Geology and mineral deposits of the Parry Sound-Huntsville area

Publication Number: R052 Scale:     Date: 1967

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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:


MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region

Publication Number: OFR5425 Scale:     Date: 1983

Author: Martin W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Precambrian Geology, Huntsville Area

Publication Number: P3413 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 2000

Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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