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| Record Name(s) | Allanhurst Mine - 1902, Concession VIII, Lot 34 - 1902, Little Birch Lake Mine - 1902 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1985-Nov-14 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jun-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Graphite
Township or Area: Denbigh, Ashby
Latitude: 45° 7' 19.28" Longitude: -77° 20' 9.09"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 316290 Northing: 4999160 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F03SW
Point Location Description: Shaft near west shore of Little Birch Lake, lot 34, con 8.
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: East on highway 28 from Bancroft to Hardwood Lake road, turning right onto Addington Road #7 at 11.2km follow main bush road to locked gate (6.6km), pass gate, keep right for 500m. Site is uphill approx 30m to west.
1902-1903 : J.G. Allan - adit development, pitting, in production. 1981: L. Smith - trenching, drilling
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Calcite Marble | 1 | Micaceous | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pegmatite | 2 | Intrudes | ||
| Syenite | 3 | Gneissic | Intrudes |
Nov 07, 2013 (C Papertzian) - The calcitic marble strikes N42ºE and dips 66ºNW and is interbedded with grey and white biotite-syenite gneiss. Graphite (flake and amorphous) occurs in a calcitic white-grey, medium-coarse grained micaceous (up to 15 % phlogopite) marble which has been intruded by syenite/monzonite and pegmatite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graphite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Phlogopite | Economic | Gangue |
Nov 07, 2013 (A Wilson) - Graphite occurs as disseminated flakes and graphite seams. The graphite seams ranged up to 4 inches in thickness. The graphite reportedly ran as high as 76% Cg with an average of 50% Cg. The graphite was shipped in lump form. In the main pit, graphite occurs as disseminated flakes in both the marble and pegmatite. It also occurs as very fine grains in 1 cm or less shear zones in the marble.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Industrial |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1902 | 200 | ARV12 | 1902-03: Allandale Mine 200 tons mined and shipped |
Publication - Graphite; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 511
Publication Number: CMB Pub 511 Page: 39 Date: 1920
Author: Spence, H S
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307722
Publication - Chemical Contributions to the Geology of Canada from the Laboratory of the Survey; Geological Survey of Canada, Annual Report vol. 5, (1890-1891), pt. R
Publication Number: GSC AR 5R Page: 67 Date: 1893
Author: Hoffman, G.C.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297060
MonoMap - Geology of Ashby and Denbigh townships
Publication Number: R026 Page: 33-34 Date: 1997
Author: Evans A.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Graphite in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR020 Page: 39-40 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, part 2
Publication Number: MDC022 Page: 52-54 Date: 1981
Author: Storey C.C., Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Major graphite occurrences within the Frontenac Axis, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5729 Page: 76 Date: 1990
Author: MacKinnon A., LeBaron P.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Resident Geologist files 1981, field report
Publication Number: Date: 1996
Author:
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Location:
Publication - Graphite; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 511
Publication Number: CMB Pub 511 Page: 39 Date: 2000
Author: Spence, H S
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307722
File - Resident Geologist file 1981, Property Exam
Publication Number: Date: 2000
Author:
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Map - Precambrian Geology, Denbigh Area
Publication Number: P3437 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2001
Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Denbigh Township, County of Lennox and Addington, Ontario
Publication Number: M2049 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Evans A.M., Appleyard E.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P2209 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1980
Author: Vos M.A., Storey C.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Part - Statistics for 1902
Publication Number: ARV12.002 Page: 26-27, 132 Date: 1998
Author: Gibson T.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
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