Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | J. McVittie Property - 1987 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Oct-12 |
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Primary Commodities: Marble (high purity/flux)
Secondary Commodities: Graphite
Township or Area: McKellar
Latitude: 45° 29' 58.61" Longitude: -79° 48' 49.75"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 592673 Northing: 5039138 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31E12SW
Point Location Description: General
Location Method: Data Compilation
1973-74: Burcal Mines Ltd. - DD-12-560 m, feasibility study, analysis. 1978-79: J. Mcvittie - trenching, airborne survey, radiometric survey. 1980-84: Pominex Ltd. - DD-7-230 m, trenching
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 31E12SW0003 | 31E12SW0003 |
| 11 | 31E12SW9787 | 31E12SW9787 |
| 31E13SW0002 | 31E13SW0002 | 31E13SW0002 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marble | 1 | Host |
Oct 07, 2013 (A Wilson) - The crystalline limestone is a granular mass of crystals, opaque white to transluscent, and weathering to a brownish tint, depending on the impurities present. The weathering appears to be less than 18 inches deep. Impurities include graphite, small flakes of mica together with wall rock inclusions, siliceous dikes and basic dishes which are mostly hornblende.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calcite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Graphite | Economic | Gangue |
Mar 05, 2009 (A Wilson) - Analysis of the carbonate returned values of 97.40% CaCO3 of the 10 micro grade and 97.45% CaCO3 at the -325 mesh grade.
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabular | 2438 |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. McVittie Property | 1974 | Unclassified | 5080234 | Jerome (1974) calculated reserves of approximately 5,000,000 tons to a depth of 150 feet (45 m).This block of rock includes 13.6% waste material in the form of gneissic inclusions |
Map - Geology of the Manitouwabing Lake area
Publication Number: OFM0157 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1991
Author: McRoberts G.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Limestone (crystalline marble) in the Parry Sound-Huntsville area
Publication Number: OFR5687 Page: 21-23 Date: 1988
Author: Marmont C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Mineral deposits studies in the Huntsville-Parry Sound-Powassan area, a progress report
Publication Number: OFR5647 Page: 60, 185 Date: 1987
Author: Marmont C., Johnston M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Orrville Area
Publication Number: P3414 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2000
Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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