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| Record Name(s) | Wanup Feldspar - 1924, Kabikotitwia River - 1924 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-19 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)
Township or Area: Davis, Janes
Latitude: 46° 37' 58.08" Longitude: -80° 25' 11.99"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 544396.25 Northing: 5164523.11 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I09NW
Point Location Description: Pit
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: North of Hagar from highway 17E along highway 535 for 21.7km (1.7km north of east turn off south of Henry Lake). Hike eastward for 70m to face of quarry.
1923: F.G. Clark and L.N. Letson - stripping/trenching. 1924-25: Wanup Feldspar Mines Ltd. - in production
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Gabbro-Anorthosite | Contains |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feldspar | Economic | Ore |
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1934 | 609 |
Feldspar (Nonmetals) 600 Tons |
Feldspar in Ontario, p. 13 | Total production 650 tons |
Mono - Feldspar in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR003 Page: 13 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Feldspar, Canada Mines Branch Publication 731
Publication Number: CMB Pub 731 Page: 59, 93 Date: 1932
Author: Spence, H. S.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307887
MonoMap - Geology of Kelly and Davis townships
Publication Number: R015 Date: 1997
Author: Thomson J.E., Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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:
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV33-07.002 Page: 21 Date: 1998
Author: Sutherland T.F., McMillan J.G., Bartlett J., Cole G.E., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology of the townships of Janes, McNish, Pardo and Dana
Publication Number: ARV41-04.001 Page: 21 Date: 1998
Author: Bruce E.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Glen Afton (River Valley Area)
Publication Number: P3453 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2001
Author: Easton R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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