GeologyOntario has moved. You will be redirected to the new site in 10 seconds. If you are not immediately redirected please follow the below link to the new GeologyOntario platform. For assistance please contact us.
Ontario Geological Survey
Permanent Link to this Record:
MDI31F04SW00087
| Record Name(s) | Trent River Iron Ltd - 1954, Morrison, Dillon & Mills - 2000, Greyhawk - 2000 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-03 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Aug-27 |
| Created By | |
| Revised By |
Primary Commodities: Iron, Feldspar (Nonmetals)
Secondary Commodities: Titanium
Township or Area: Faraday
Latitude: 45° 2' 18.03" Longitude: -77° 52' 34.88"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 273450.382 Northing: 4991235.314 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F04SW
Point Location Description: Property symbol ' W ', 0.8 km ESE of Whitefoot Lake.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The showing is on the end of a low ridge. The trail to it comes up from behind the swamp at the Greyhawk Mine and continues across to Banner Lake.
1920-22 : opened by W. Morrison and subsequently worked by Dillon and Mills. 2 small pits. Distinctly low grade and so very small production.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 31F04SW9585 | 31F04SW9585 | |
| 31F04SW9534 | 31F04SW9534 | |
| 31F04SW9537 | 31F04SW9537 | |
| 31F04SW9538 | 31F04SW9538 |
Province: Grenville
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - Pits sunk on a dyke (or several subparallel dykes) about 100 ft wide. Coarse graphic granite pegmatite with biotite, hornblende and pyrite.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Amphibolite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornblendite | 2 | Host | ||
| Diorite | 3 | Near | ||
| Gabbro | 4 | Feldspar rich gabbro (Anorthosite?) | ||
| Granite | 5 |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Feldspar | Economic | Ore |
Aug 27, 2024 (Nazha Sabiri) - Best iron assays from this property run between 7.98% to 19.08% from outcrop samples and up to 12.31% iron and 4.20% titanium dioxide from an amphibolite schist trench (File 31F04SW9585)
Publication - Feldspar, Canada Mines Branch Publication 731
Publication Number: CMB Pub 731 Page: 44 Date: 1932
Author: Spence, H. S.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307887
Part - Geology of Cardiff and Faraday townships
Publication Number: ARV66-03 Page: 42 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Page: 20 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: 131 Date: 1981
Author: Storey C.C., Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Page: 65 Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Granitic pegmatites of the Bancroft area, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5717 Page: 121-2 Date: 1990
Author: Goad B.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - A catalogue of the Ontario localities represented by the mineral collection of the Royal Ontario Museum
Publication Number: MP070 Page: 283 Date: 1977
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
We are continuously updating our assessment file / technical report information. If you notice errors in the data, please contact us.
Please review our Terms of Use agreement for this data product.
For detailed information regarding this mineral record please contact the Southern Ontario Resident Geologist District Office