Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Knightington - 1936, Concession 2, Lots 2 & 3 - 1938 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Jun-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Wilberforce, Wilberforce
Latitude: 45° 30' 23.44" Longitude: -76° 59' 18.47"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 344666 Northing: 5041143 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F10SW
Point Location Description: approximate location of vein
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: North of Bonnechere River and ENE of Knightington.
Circa 1930: stripping, pitting
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite | 1 | Adjacent | ||
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Granitic | Contains | |
| Vein | 2 | Contains |
May 14, 2013 (A Wilson) - Two quartz veins were observedd, one is 2-4 inches in width and strikes N83W; the other is a narrow stringer and strikes north. Both are vertical and carry black proxene and pyrite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
May 14, 2013 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected by the GSC from a pit on the vein assayed 0.02 oz/t gold.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
Publication - Mineral Deposits in Renfrew County and Vicinity; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 195
Publication Number: GSC Memoir 195 Page: 8 Date: 1936
Author: Freeman, B.C.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100827
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Renfrew area
Publication Number: ARV53-03 Page: 42 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 2, part of District of Cochrane, districts of Muskoka, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Sudbury, Timiskaming, and counties of southern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC018 Page: 47 Date: 1979
Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Renfrew area, Province of Ontario
Publication Number: ARM53B Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Cobden, Precambrian geology
Publication Number: M2460 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1983
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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