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| Record Name(s) | M.P. Kiley Farm - 1944, Patrick Kiley - 1925, Kiley Deposit - 1980 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Mar-31 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Molybdenum
Township or Area: Admaston
Latitude: 45° 22' 9.49" Longitude: -76° 51' 42.97"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 354196.999 Northing: 5025662.995 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F07SW
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The occurrence is accessible via an old farm road from a township gravel road.
circa 1918: Molybdenite discovered accidentally when a well was dug. 1918: A small pit was dug by unknown operators. 1943: The pit was cleaned out by persons unknown, but no other work was done.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Marble | 1 | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Hornblende | Contains | |
| Pegmatite | 3 | Host |
Aug 17, 2011 (A Wilson) - The pegmatite cuts a band of hornblende gneiss which contains a narrow interbed of marble. The marble interbed strikes N60E and dips 55°SE. To the north and southwest of the pit are outcrops of pegmatite showing a few rusty areas but no molybdenite mineralization.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Aug 17, 2011 (A Wilson) - Molybdenite flakes ranging from ¼ inch to 1 inch in size were observed in a pegmatite.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 2 | Metamorphic |
| 1 | Pegmatite |
Book - Molybdenum p. 82-83
Publication Number: #592 Date: 1925
Author: V.L. Eardley-Willmot
Publisher Name: DEMR
Location:
Publication - Renfrew map-area, Renfrew and Lanark counties, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 51-27
Publication Number: Paper 51-27 Page: 56 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: 71 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Molybdenum deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC007 Page: 55 Date: 1968
Author: Johnston F.J.
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: 129 Date: 1980
Author: Carter T.R., Colvine A.C., Meyn H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Mineral Deposits in Renfrew County and Vicinity; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 195
Publication Number: GSC Memoir 195 Page: 12 Date: 1936
Author: Freeman, B.C.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100827
Publication - Molybdenum Deposits of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Report 20
Publication Number: Econ Geol 20 Page: 163 Date: 1963
Author: Vokes, F.M.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/103994
Map - Renfrew, Renfrew and Lanark counties, Ontario
Publication Number: Map 67G Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1951
Author: Geological Survey of Canada
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/109668
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 - Renfrew, Precambrian geology
Publication Number: M2462 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1983
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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