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middle part of the district near FuUerville is the mine that has 

 been worked until recently by the Ontario Talc Co. who suspended 

 operations with the loss of its mill by fire. On the southwestern 

 end of the district are the Arnold, Wight, Balmat and the property 

 recently prospected by the Dominion Company. The Balmat and 

 Wight mines are operated by the International Pulp Co. who also 

 at one time worked the Arnold mine now held by the Basco 

 Corporation. 



One of the principal producers of talc in the district has been 

 No. 2^ mine at Talcville. This is located on a seam of talc which 

 lies on the north side of the limestone belt not far from the granite 

 contact and which has been opened in the United States mine and 

 probably has its continuation in Nos. 3, 4 and 5 mines northeast 

 of Talcville. The mine is opened by an incline shaft which has now 

 reached a depth of over 700 feet on the dip. The seam ranges from 

 4 or 5 feet to 30 feet in thickness. It starts at the surface with 

 an inclination of 45° northwest and steepens at the 600-foot level 

 to 80° which dip is maintained to the bottom. The body of talc 

 shows numerous rolls and at times pinches down to a narrow seam 

 particularly at the northeast end where the seam swings around 

 to the north probably owing to a fold. On the hanging wall the 

 talc is bordered by hard tremolite schist within which there is more 

 or less talc and this in turn is succeeded by limestone. The granite 

 contact is about 1500 feet distant to the northwest. A considerable 

 flow of water has been encountered in the workings particularly 

 at the 500-foot level. The water seeps in from the walls and along 

 narrow fissures or joints and may come from a considerable distance 

 as it does not seem to be influenced by the changes of level in the 

 river close by. The product of this mine is fibrous stock, with 

 practically no admixture with the foliated variety. 



The outcrop of the talc seam disappears a little distance northeast 

 of No. 2 1 mine where the ledge is succeeded by an alluvial fiat 

 which apparently represents a buried stream channel. Beyond this 

 flat the ledge reappears and has been opened by No. 3 shaft which 

 is not in operation at present but has been a considerable producer 

 of talc in earlier years. Next to this mine is No. 4 which is one 

 of the active properties of the International Pulp Co. This mine is 

 also opened by an incline shaft and has reached a depth of over 

 400 feet. The levels have an extreme length of 900 feet. Two 

 seams of talc are exposed in this vicinity with a parting of tremolite 

 schist. On the hanging side of the talc is hard schist, then limestone 

 and finally granite. On the foot wall of the talc there is in places 

 a soft clayey seam a few inches wide which is soaked with water. 



