Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Mica Company of Canada Property - 1942 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1982-Mar-15 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Mica
Township or Area: Mattawan
Latitude: 46° 19' 11" Longitude: -78° 55' 10.57"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 660158 Northing: 5131675 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31L07SW
Point Location Description: shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Drive 13.4km north of Mattawa on highway 533 past Snake Creek then turn south on logging road. Drive 17.5km southwest by 4WD or ATV to Montreaulis campsite. At ATV junction, walk due east ~400m to site on west side of Purdy Lake (100m w) south side of creek going out of lake 90m, south side of low hill.
1942: N. Vincent, G.A. MacMillan and G. Wilton – staking, prospecting. 1942: Amic Prospecting Syndicate and Mattawa Prospecting Syndicate – form Mica Consolidated Mines Limited. Property in production 1942-1943.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Terrane: Tomiko
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Hornblende | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pegmatite | 2 | Host |
Jul 06, 2012 (A Wilson) - The pegmatite dike ranges in width from 6 to 8 feet, dips almost vertically or steeply to the northwest and stikes apprximately N45E across hornblende gneisses.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muscovite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Feldspar | Economic | Ore |
Jul 06, 2012 (A Wilson) - The muscovite is pale-green in colour and is said to possess high dielectric qualities. The mica reportedly had been largely creased and wavy.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Intrusive |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1943 | 136 | IMR21 p. 30 | Total feldspar recovered was 150 tons. |
Part - Geology of the Mattawan-Olrig area
Publication Number: ARV53-06.001 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Harding W.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Mattawan-Olrig area, District of Nipissing, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM53D Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: Harding W.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Songris Area
Publication Number: P2847 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2006
Author: Easton R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology and Mineral Potential of the Eastern Tomiko Terrane, Grenville Province
Publication Number: OFR5554 Scale: Date: 2006
Author: Easton R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Mattawa-Deep River area (western half), District of Nipissing
Publication Number: P1196 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1976
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
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