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Record: MDI31L01SW00004

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Brent Property - 1953
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Prospect
Date Created 1991-Jan-27
Date Last Modified 2022-Apr-04
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Mica



Location

Township or Area: Deacon, Deacon

Latitude: 46° 3' .3"    Longitude: -78° 26' 11.73"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 698308.999   Northing: 5102807    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31L01SW

Point Location Description: approximate

Location Method: AMIS Site Visit

Access Description: From the town of Brent access road to the town of Brent proceed east along the north shore of Cedar Lake for ~2.5km. Follow old fire tower access trail for 2.2km. Walk due east for 200m. Features are 30m above the northwest corner of an unnamed lake.



Exploration History

1953: North Bay Mica Company Limited - in operation. Circa 1993: stripping, prospecting by persons unknown


Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Pegmatite 1 Host
Gneiss-Unsubdivided 2 Contains

Lithology Comments

Dec 14, 2011 (A Wilson) - Two separate pegmatite bodies were mined. The deposit on Lot 12 Con 12 was reportedly hosted within a 15 foot block of pegmatite.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1MuscoviteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Dec 14, 2011 (A Wilson) - The two pegmatite bodies contained exceptionally well formed books of mica. The books were typically 5 to 6 inches in size. The muscovite at this site was green in colour.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Pegmatite
Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
1953 508 Mica
Econ Geol 19, p. 86 560 tons of material yielded 1.5 tons of rough mica

References

Publication - Mica Deposits of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Series 19

Publication Number: Econ Geol 19 Page: 86  Date: 1960

Author: Hoadley, J W

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102453


Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario

Publication Number: IMR021 Page: 30  Date: 1997

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Part - Mining operations in 1953

Publication Number: ARV63-02 Page: 113  Date: 1997

Author: Field D.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region

Publication Number: OFR5425 Page: 214  Date: 1983

Author: Martin W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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