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Graphite Lake

Occurrence in Ontario, Canada with commodity Graphite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024354
MRDS ID ISM0062
Record type Site
Current site name Graphite Lake
Alternate or previous names Mcguire Lake, Butt Township Graphite

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.07749, 45.73193 (WGS84)
Relative position OCCURRENCE, 500 M

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Comments on the location information

  • SHOWN ON 1:125,000 MAP, 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF KEARNEY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GRAPHITE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Grenville;Grenville
    Rock description Grenville;Grenville

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.07749, 45.73193
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ; GRPT + PYRT + QRTZ; THE GRAPHITE FLAKES ARE SMALL AVERAGING ONE TWENTIETH OF AN INCH AND MAKE UP TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT OF THE ROCK. THE SCHISTOSITY STRIKES NORTH AND DIPS 20 DEG E

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1942

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Vesuvivs Crucibles
    First year 1984

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • "LARGE RESERVES AT 5-10 %", PAPERTZIAN, V.C. AND KINGSTON, P.W., 1983 P.86. "SEVERAL MILLIONS OF TONS OF ORE GRADE", NORTHERN MINER, JUNE 17, 1982

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (H.RELATIVELY LOW GRADE (4-5 % C);). DEVELOPMENT(NO); EXPLORATION(YES); SINCE 1981, 4000 FEET OF DIAMOND DRILL HOLES HAVE BEEN DRILLED ON THE PROPERTY. 4100 FEET OF DIAMOND DRILL HOLES WERE DRILLED IN 1982 FOR GRAPHITE ON OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE SAME TOWNSHIP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HEWITT, D.F., "GRAPHITE IN ONTARIO", ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF MINES, INDUSTRIAL MINERAL REPORT NO.20, 1965, P.40

  • Deposit

    VOS, M.A., "INDUSTRIAL MINERAL STUDIES", ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, "SUMMARY OF FIELDWORK, 1982. MISCELLANEOUS PAPER 106, 1982, P.226

  • Deposit

    PAPERTZIAN, V.C., AND KINGSTON, P. W., "GRAPHITE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL IN EASTERN ONTARIO", ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, OPEN FILE REPORT 5377, 1982, P.49.51

  • Deposit

    VILLARD, D.J., "1982 REPORT OF THE HUNTSVILLE RESIDENT GEOLOGIST", ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY". REPORT OF ACTIVITIES REGIONAL AND RESIDENT GEOLOGISTS, 1982", MISCELLANEOUS PAPER 107, P.166

  • Deposit

    DAVIDSON, A., "GRAPHITE OCCURRENCES IN THE ALGONQUIN REGION, GRENVILLE PROVINCE ONTARIO", GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, OPEN FILE REPORT, 1982, P.5

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). 7-10 M

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1984 Zwartendyk, Jan Energy Mines and Resources of Canada

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