Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Loughrin Mica - 1943 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Mica
Township or Area: Loughrin, Loughrin
Latitude: 46° 35' 24.59" Longitude: -80° 29' 49.68"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 538522 Northing: 5159745 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I09SW
Point Location Description: open cut
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From Hwy 17 turn north toward Markstay and continue for 7.9 km along Main St which changes to North Rd. Take sharp right and travel eastward for 1.6km at which point the road turns north for another 1.7km then eastward for 2.4km. At this point, the main road heads southward and a secondary road heads northward. Take north road for 1km to a farm house. An ATV trail continues northward. Travel 1km north, take left fork in trail 400m to AMIS easting 538512. Hike northward through bush for 451m to coordinates.
1943: Laughrin Prospecting Syndicate - carried out open-cut operations on a mica showing
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
Feb 24, 2009 (A Wilson) - 3 tons of material was reportedly produced in 1943.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muscovite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Albite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Quartz | Economic | Ore |
Map - Precambrian Geology, Henry and Loughrin Townships
Publication Number: P3535 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 2004
Author: Easton R.M., ter Meer M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1943
Publication Number: ARV53-01.003 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Tower W.O., Smith R.L., Bawden W.E., Cooper D.F., Taylor J.B., Little E.S., Weir E.B., Douglass D.P.
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:
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