Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Black Lake Graphite - 1944, Hunt Property - 1911 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1985-Nov-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Graphite
Township or Area: Brougham
Latitude: 45° 17' 31.73" Longitude: -76° 55' 24.85"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 349165.997 Northing: 5017204.996 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F07SW
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Near the W shore of Black Lake, just S of the outlet bay. In 1943 access was first by wagon trail from the Kennelly farm [ Con 9, Lot 7 ], then by traversing W for 11/2 ml.
1911: Hunt - pitting, trenching
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Marble | 1 | Host |
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May 03, 2011 (A Wilson) - The graphite is hosted within crystalline limestone and forms approximately 1% of the composition. The graphitic limestone/marble can be traced for a length of 500 feet.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Graphite | Economic | Ore |
May 03, 2011 (A Wilson) - The graphite is described as flake graphite from 1/20 to 3/20 of an inch in diameter. Satterly described the occurrence as being too low grade and too small to warrant development.
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Disseminated |
Publication - Renfrew map-area, Renfrew and Lanark counties, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 51-27
Publication Number: Paper 51-27 Page: 30 Date: 1951
Author: Quinn, H.A.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/101377
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Renfrew area
Publication Number: ARV53-03 Page: 48-49 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Graphite in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR020 Page: 57 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: 54-55 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: 134 Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Major graphite occurrences within the Frontenac Axis, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5729 Page: 77 Date: 1990
Author: MacKinnon A., LeBaron P.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Renfrew area, eastern part, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P1838 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1978
Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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
Location:
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