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Record: MDI41H13NW00002

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Sheguiandah - 1982
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine With Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1982-Mar-30
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-02
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Silica Sand



Location

Township or Area: Howland

Latitude: 45° 54' 3.65"    Longitude: -81° 54' 39.22"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 429341.777   Northing: 5083452.845    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41H13NW

Point Location Description: Point

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

PRODUCTION: 56,365 TONNES LUMP SILICA PRODUCED IN 1927 and 1945. SOME PRODUCTION IN 1950'S. ASSAYS: 98.46 - 9.27% SIO2 IN CHIPS AND STOCKPILED SAMPLES.




Mineralization

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

Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Badgeley Point, Manitoulin District

Publication Number: M2318 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1975

Author: Card K.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


Mono - Geology of the McGregor Bay-Bay of Islands area, districts of Sudbury and Manitoulin

Publication Number: OFR5038 Scale:     Date: 1997

Author: Card K.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of the McGregor Bay-Bay of Islands area, districts of Sudbury and Manitoulin

Publication Number: R138 Scale:     Date: 1976

Author: Card K.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


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