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| Record Name(s) | Harris Mine - 1894 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-29 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Mica
Township or Area: Ferguson
Latitude: 45° 27' 56.06" Longitude: -80° 2' 11.9"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 575310 Northing: 5035123 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41H08NE
Point Location Description: open cut
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From highway 60 and 124, drive northeast for 6.5 km to Kirkham Road. Turn northeast and follow the first road north of CN Railway. Follow the private drive to the hydor line corridor. Follw trail north along hydro line for 2.7 km, traverse west to pit.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Contains |
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| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Adjacent |
Mar 05, 2009 (A Wilson) - The gneisses are grey layered quartzofeldspathic gneisses of the Sand Bay Gneiss Association, Shawanaga Domain. The pegmatite was reportedly 3 feet in width
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muscovite | Economic | Ore |
Mar 05, 2009 (A Wilson) - de Schmid described the occurrence as mottled muscovite in sheets up to 8 inches. Large crystals reportedly weighed up to 500 lbs. Only 20% of the material was merchantable. Between 2 and 3 tons of material was marketed. The workings are described as a 30 foot long open cut, 7 ft in width and 25 ft deep.
Publication - Mica, its occurrence, exploitation, and uses; Canada Mines Branch, Publication no. 118
Publication Number: CMB Pub 118 Page: 203 Date: 1912
Author: de Schmid, H.S.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297232
Part - Sixth report of the Inspector of Mines
Publication Number: ARV05.009 Page: 279 Date: 1998
Author: Slaght A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Page: 30 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Mica; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 701
Publication Number: CMB Pub 701 Page: 83 Date: 1929
Author: Spence, H.S.
Publisher Name: Canadian Dept. of Mines, Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307866
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