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| Record Name(s) | Cameron Mine - 1940, Ox Lake Mine - 1952, Bowser Property - 1950, Cameron Quarry - 1971 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1983-Oct-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-04 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)
Secondary Commodities: Niobium, Cerium, Uranium
Township or Area: Murchison, Murchison
Latitude: 45° 32' 28.92" Longitude: -78° 3' 38.85"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 729461 Northing: 5047295.001 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31E09SE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Proceed north from highway 60 on the Shall Lake forest access rd for 9.5km and turn right up old bush trail. Proceed 500m to hunt camp. Walk up trail for 320m to feature.
1942-1944: Keystone Contractors, Limited: in operation. 1944: Canspar Mines Limited - in operation 1950: K. Bowser - in operation 1952-1953: W. Cameron - in operation. 1954: R. Van Meter - in operation
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Contains |
Feb 21, 2012 (A Wilson) - The pegmatite contains pink potash feldspar masses up to 1m across, smokey quartz up to 1.5 m across and white to translucent soda spar (oligoclase). The pegmatite plunges 10°SW and is overlain by 1 to 4 feet of nearly flat-lying hornblende gneiss.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microcline | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Hornblende | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Oligoclase | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Pyroxene | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Euxenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Allanite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 8 | Titanite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 9 | Epidote | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 11 | Hematite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 12 | Albite | Economic | Ore |
Feb 21, 2012 (A Wilson) - The inner core of the pegmatite consisted of masses of potash feldspar ranging form 1 to 3 feet across, and smoky quartz ffrom 1 to 5 feet across.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1980 | 246 | ARV60-02 | 271 tons | |
| 1944 | 1146 | ARV54-02 | 1263 tons | |
| 1952 | 1192 | ARV62-02 | 1314 tons | |
| 1943 | 1513 | ARV53-01 | 1668 tons | |
| 1954 | 170 | ARV64-02 | 187 tons | |
| 1944 | 881 | ARV54-02 | 971 tons | |
| 1953 | 1361 | ARV63-02 | 1500 tons | |
| 1942 | 92 | ARV53-03 | 101 tons |
Publication - Canadian deposits of uranium and thorium; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Series 16
Publication Number: GSC EconGeol 16 Scale: Date: 1952
Author: Lang, A.H.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102450
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Renfrew area
Publication Number: ARV53-03 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
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:
MonoMap - Columbium (niobium) deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC014 Scale: Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Publication - Rocks and Minerals for the Collector, Ottawa to North Bay, Ontario; Hull to Waltham, Quebec; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper no. 70-50
Publication Number: Paper 70-50 Scale: Date: 1971
Author: Sabina, A.P.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102463
Mono - Geology and scenery, Peterborough, Bancroft and Madoc area
Publication Number: GB03 Scale: Date: 1997
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:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1943
Publication Number: ARV53-01.003 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Tower W.O., Smith R.L., Bawden W.E., Cooper D.F., Taylor J.B., Little E.S., Weir E.B., Douglass D.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1942
Publication Number: ARV52-01.003 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Tower W.O., Smith R.L., Bawden W.E., Cooper D.F., Taylor J.B., Little E.S., Weir E.B., Douglass D.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1944
Publication Number: ARV54-02.001 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Tower W.O., Smith R.L., Bawden W.E., Cooper D.F., Taylor J.B., Little E.S., Weir E.B., Douglass D.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1950
Publication Number: ARV60-02 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Reade M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mining operations in 1952
Publication Number: ARV62-02 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Field D.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mining operations in 1954
Publication Number: ARV64-02 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Field D.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mining operations in 1953
Publication Number: ARV63-02 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Field D.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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