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Frontenac Lead Mine (Frontenac Draper Lake Mine), Loughborough Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Frontenac Lead Mine (Frontenac Draper Lake Mine) | Mine |
| Loughborough Township | Township |
| Frontenac County | County |
| Ontario | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 27' 57'' North , 76° 30' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 114,195 (2014) | 26.3km |
| Gananoque | 5,458 (2008) | 30.8km |
| Cape Vincent | 741 (2017) | 40.1km |
| Clayton | 1,956 (2017) | 41.9km |
| Skatepark | 1,500 (2011) | 42.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kingston Lapidary and Mineral Club | Kingston, Ontario | 17km |
From village of Perth Road at post office, turn left (west) onto gravel road. Junction single lane road on right; turn right. Fork in road. The right fork leads 0.6 km to shaft No.1 located on the left (south) side of the road just east of the railway crossing. This property belongs to L.B. Harris. To reach shaft No. 3 proceed as follows from km 0.8.
Continue straight ahead to junction, turn right.
Junction; turn left. Farm lane on right. Obtain permission to enter at farmhouse.
History:
1866-1870: No. 1 shaft sunk to 80 feet and 2000 tons of ore was mined by unknown operators, possibly J.M Macher.
1875-1880: The Frontenac Lead Mining and Smelting Company excavated the No. 1 shaft to a depth of 267 feet and mined 2000 tons of ore from 5 levels at 50 feet intervals. A smelter was constructed in Kingston.
1882: The mine and smelter were closed.
1903-1905: No. 2 shaft was sunk to 80 feet and 500 tons of ore was mined. 1911-1912: No. 3 shaft was sunk to 150 feet, 500 feet of drifting was completed and 2,200 tons of ore mined by North American Smelting Co. Ltd. A mill was constructed at the No. 1 shaft.
1913: 2,500 tons of ore were mined. 1916-1917: 38,527 pounds of lead were produced by the Kingston Smelting Company, operated by the India Lake Lead Mining Company.
1924: No. 3 shaft was dewatered and examined by J. Savage and J.E. Hadman. 1925: No. 1 shaft was dewatered by Payne Weber and Company.
1926-1927: No. 1 shaft deepened to 313 feet, and 120 feet of drifting was completed on the 300 foot level by Forbes Galena Mines Ltd. The No. 3 shaft was dewatered and examined.
1947-1948: 17 diamond drill holes (3,108 feet) by New Calumet Mines Limited. 1950-1952: 11 diamond drill holes (3356 feet) and trenching and stripping activities by Draper Lake Frontenac Lead-Zinc Mines Ltd. The No. 3 shaft was dewatered and sampled at the 150 foot level.
1958: 2046 feet of diamond drilling by Lake Kingston Mines Ltd. A bulk surface sample was analyzed. (OFR 5548, p88-89).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
10 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 References: |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| ⓘ Hydrocerussite Formula: Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Hydrocerussite | 5.BE.10 | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
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Frontenac Lead Mine, Loughborough Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada