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| Record Name(s) | McIlwraith - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1981-Apr-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Sulphur/Pyrite
Township or Area: Darling
Latitude: 45° 9' 22.49" Longitude: -76° 30' 41.43"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 381194.208 Northing: 5001418.858 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F02NE
Point Location Description: Dot symbol ' Fe 21(py) ' SW of Tatlock in SW of township.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1899-1900 : The Nichols Chemical Co shipped 3 carloads of ore (38.86 and 42.6 % S). Workings consisted of a 75 ft shaft with an 8 ft drift and a 150 ft tunnel with a 12 ft crosscut.
Province: Grenville
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - Over 90 ft of high grade pyrite enclosing lenses of quartz and capped by a 14 ft gossan. The orebody strikes NE and dips 60 degrees S at a diorite-marble contact. Brown-buff tourmaline was reported from the vein which is no longer exposed.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Sulphur | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Tourmaline | Economic | Ore |
Publication - Pyrites in Canada its occurrence, exploitation, dressing, and uses; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 167
Publication Number: CMB Pub 167 Page: 61-62 Date: 1912
Author: Wilson, A W G
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307454
Part - Geology of Darling Township and part of Lavant Township
Publication Number: ARV65-07.002 Page: 53, 59-60 Date: 1998
Author: Peach P.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Pyrite deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC005 Page: 13 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of base metal, precious metal, iron, and molybdenum deposits in the Pembroke-Renfrew area
Publication Number: MDC020 Page: 90-91 Date: 1980
Author: Carter T.R., Colvine A.C., Meyn H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 30 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Sulphur and pyrites in Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Memoir no. 118
Publication Number: CMB Mem 118 Page: 36 Date: 1952
Author: Janes, T H
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/296357
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