Ontario
Occurrence

Kirkham Graphite Property

Ontario, Canada
Graphite
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Commodities
PrimaryGraphite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Marble,Gneiss · Grenville;Grenville;Grenville
Tectonic settingCanadian Shield
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1919
Identification
Deposit ID10024359
MRDS IDISM0067
Alternate namesDesert Lake Graphite Property
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.5597, -76.57407
References
PAPERTZIAN, V.C., AND KINGSTON, P. W., "GRAPHITE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL IN EASTERN ONTARIO", ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, OPEN FILE REPORT 5377, 1982, P.27-31HEWITT, D.F., "GRAPHITE IN ONTARIO", ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF MINES, INDUSTRIAL MINERAL REPORT 20, 1965, P.11-17SPENCE, H.S., "GRAPHITE", CANADA DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINES BRANCH, MEMOIR NO.511, 1920, P.202KINGSTON, P.W., AND PAPERTZIAN, V. C., "REPORT OF ACTIVITIES 1983, REGIONAL AND RESIDENT GEOLOGISTS", ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MISCELLANEOUS PAPER 117, 1984, P.219-235