MINERAL OCCURRENCES 117 



Talc 



Talc is being mined and ground at Madoc village. It has also 

 been mined on lot 9, concession v of Grimsthorpe. There is a very large 

 market for this mineral as a filler for paper, etc. 



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The following occurrences have been noted : 



Monmouth — lot 9, Monck Road 



" — "32, concession xiii 



Anstruther — " 38, " i 



Glamorgan — " 30, " iv 



Corundum 



From an economic standpoint, corundum is one of the most im- 

 portant minerals in this area. There are a great number of corundum 

 occurrences in the northeastern portion of the area, but only those in 

 Carlow township have been developed to any extent. 



The Ashland Emery & Corundum (formerly the Ontario Corun- 

 dum) Company has mined it on lot 14, concession xiv, and lots 15 

 and 16, concession xiii of Carlow. 



The Canada Corundimi Co. formerly operated the Craig mine and 

 other deposits covering an area of 2 ,000 acres in Renfrew and Hastings 

 counties. This mine is now closed down, and, as the mine buildings 

 have been destroyed by fire, it is improbable that it will be re-opened 

 in the near future. 



Other localities that have been prospected are : 



Monteagle — lots 5 and 13, concession i 

 Dungannon — " 6 and 7, " xiv 



Garnet 



Crystals of garnet, usually about half -inch across, but, in some cases, 

 an inch, or even more, in diameter have been noted on the east town- 

 line of Cardiff at its intersection with the line between concessions vi 

 and VII. 



They are also found on Fishtail lake, lots 12 and 13, concession ix 

 of Harcourt. 



Apatite 



Apatite is found at various points throughout the region, but the 

 inaccessibiHty of much of the district, together with the low prices 

 prevailing, have prevented the' shipping of the material, although 

 considerable development work has been done in the township of 

 Monmouth, to the northwest of Tory Hill. 



