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| Record Name(s) | Watson Mine - 1919, Watson No 1 - 1919 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1986-May-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)
Secondary Commodities: Rare Earth Elements, Silica, Cerium
Township or Area: Monteagle
Latitude: 45° 9' 18.03" Longitude: -77° 49' 49.57"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 277521.004 Northing: 5004067.997 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F04NW
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The working is about 30m west of the road in Lot 21, Concession VI, 0.8 km south of the intersection with the Kuno Road. The area around the working is badly overgrown with small trees. The trails no longer exist.
1919: Universal Silicates Limited (P.J. Dwyer) - property in development. 1920-1926: Mount Eagle Feldspar Company Limited and Consolidated Feldspar Limited - in operation. 1930: J. Campbell - stripping.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Contains | ||
| Syenite | 3 | Intrudes | ||
| Amphibolite | 4 | Adjacent |
Feb 24, 2012 (A Wilson) - The dike strikes N55E and appears to dip 50-70NW. The dike is 10 feet wide and has been opened by a pit that is t least 90 feet long.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microcline | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Albite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Quartz | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Titanite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Allanite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Hornblende | Economic | Ore |
Feb 24, 2012 (A Wilson) - The pegmatite is composed of graphic granite with small masses of milky white to grey quartz in the centre of the dike. The feldspar is predominantly microcline with about 10% albite
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 479 | MDC022 p. 141 | total production 1920-1926, minor production from Watson 1; 528 tons |
Part - Mineral occurrences in the north Hastings area
Publication Number: ARV52-03 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Thomson J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology of Monteagle and Carlow townships
Publication Number: ARV63-06 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
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 - Industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, part 2
Publication Number: MDC022 Scale: Date: 1981
Author: Storey C.C., Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Radioactive mineral deposits of the Pembroke-Renfrew area
Publication Number: MDC023 Scale: Date: 1981
Author: Masson S.L., Gordon J.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5311 Scale: Date: 1981
Author: Gordon J.B., Rybak U.C., Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Granitic pegmatites of the Bancroft area, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5717 Scale: Date: 1990
Author: Goad B.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Monteagle and Carlow townships, County of Hastings, Ontario
Publication Number: M1954-03 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Bancroft Area
Publication Number: P3385 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1998
Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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