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| Record Name(s) | McNab Mine - 1868, McNab Deposit - 1980, Mansfield Occurrence - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Compound |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1981-Apr-02 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-06 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron
Secondary Commodities: Hematite (Gemstones), Titanium, Vanadium
Township or Area: McNab
Latitude: 45° 26' 41.88" Longitude: -76° 22' 8.74"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 392933 Northing: 5033294.01 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F08NW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Just NW of the Town of Arnprior.
1868-71: 2110 tons of ore shipped from pit No. 1-3. 1873 -1874: Peter Bell Iron Company continued production and mined about 10,000 to 15,000 tons. 1883: James Bell carried out exploration and removed about 300 tons.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Marble | 1 | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone | 2 | Dolomitic | Adjacent |
Sep 27, 2011 (A Wilson) - A zone of hematite ± calcite fills fractures, joint fractures, joint plane and fault fissures in the Ordovician dolomite and within the Grenville marbles. At one location, the hematite occupies a fault.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hematite | Economic | Ore |
Sep 27, 2011 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected by the GSC in 1866 analysed: 59.09% Fe, 0.065% S, 0.07 P2O5, 0.065% S. A sample collected by the OGS in 1979 returned 23.5% Fe, 0.50% FeO, 0.15% TiO2 and 0.49% V. The mineralization consists of six massive en-echelon hematite lenses, the largest measuring 76 m by 4 m.
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 272 |
Iron |
MDC020 p. 122 | 300 tons removed by J. Bell |
| 1873 | 13607 |
Iron 68 Percent |
AR53 pt 3 p. 61 | 1873-74 - 10,000-15,000 tons of ore grading 68% Fe mined |
| 1868 | 1914 |
Iron |
MDC020 p. 122 | 2110 tons of ore shipped |
Map - Renfrew, Precambrian geology
Publication Number: M2462 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1983
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Iron ore occurrences in Canada Volume 2, p. 131
Publication Number: 217 Date: 1917
Author: E. Lindeman and L.L. Bolton
Publisher Name: DEMR
Location:
Publication - Report of progress for the year 1845-6
Publication Number: Rep Prog 1845-6 Page: 82 Date: 1996
Author: Logan, W E
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/123555
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Renfrew area
Publication Number: ARV53-03 Page: 61 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 323 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
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: 121-122 Date: 1980
Author: Carter T.R., Colvine A.C., Meyn H.D.
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:
Mono - Paleozoic geology of the Ottawa-St. Lawrence Lowland, southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5770 Page: 170 Date: 1991
Author: Williams D.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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