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MDI41I07SE00003
| Record Name(s) | Mount Pleasant Mine - 1927, S. Charrette - 1927 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1980-Mar-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-19 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)
Township or Area: Burwash
Latitude: 46° 18' 33.48" Longitude: -80° 41' 52.75"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 523254.999 Northing: 5128457.995 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I07SE
Point Location Description: precise
Location Method: Field Visit with GPS
Access Description: From highway 69S at Estaire, turn onto Nepewassi Lake Road and proceed for approximately 7 km to Hendrie Tp Road. Follow for 1 km to access road with 293 A-C sign. Follow access road for approximately 2 km to site.
1927-32: S. Charette - intermittent quarrying of feldspar, 555 tons reportedly removed between 1929 and 1947. As late as 1949 the property was worked with the development of the westerly pit and enlargements of the easterly and northern pit. The ore was taken to the CPR siding at Burwash for shipment.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Contains |
Feb 04, 2009 (A Wilson) - The dike is described a having irregular width and strikes N60°E and dips 65°SE. The gneiss is described as slightly migmatized bands of quartzo-feldspathic and biotite gneiss. The dike is exposed for 300 feet in length and is approximately 125 feet wide.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feldspar | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Biotite | Economic | Gangue |
Feb 04, 2009 (A Wilson) - The pegmatite is described as consisting of mixed feldspar and quartz with a graphitic texture. Biotite occurs in large thin plates some up to 6 feet across. Scattered crystals of apatite also have been observed within the dike. The remnant tailings from this property are cleaved crystals of feldspar up to 4 inches in size.
Map - Geological series, Burwash area (west half), districts of Sudbury and Parry Sound
Publication Number: P0680 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Burwash area, districts of Nipissisng, Parry Sound, and Sudbury
Publication Number: R116 Page: 137 Date: 1975
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Folio - Burwash Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF260 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Page: 22 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Feldspar, Canada Mines Branch Publication 731
Publication Number: CMB Pub 731 Page: 57-59 Date: 1932
Author: Spence, H. S.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307887
Mono - Feldspar in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR003 Page: 12 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Industrial minerals of the Sudbury area
Publication Number: OFR5329 Page: 103-104 Date: 1981
Author: Vos M.A., Smith B.A., Stevenato R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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