** NOTE: Mineral collecting field trips will begin again in the Spring. Click on Previous Events below to browse past field trips, meetings and other events. Come to our monthly meetings which are held every second Thursday each month. Bring your rocks and minerals to have experts identify or exchange for other minerals plus attend fascinating presentations. Presentations are in English but bilingual club members would be happy to translate questions.
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The Yates Mine was originally worked in 1906-07 for mica and fluorite and later in the 40’s and 50’s for fluorite and uranothorite. Possible minerals to be uncovered are: allanite, apatite, calcite, diopside, fluorite, microcline, molybdenite, phlogopite mica, pyroxene, scapolite thorianite, titanite, tremolite and zircon. Parking is at the gate to the property. Since the...
The Yates Mine was originally worked in 1906-07 for mica and fluorite and later in the 40’s and 50’s for fluorite and uranothorite. Possible minerals to be uncovered are: allanite, apatite, calcite, diopside, fluorite, microcline, molybdenite, phlogopite mica, pyroxene, scapolite thorianite, titanite, tremolite and zircon. Parking is at the gate to the property. Since the...
The Long Lake Zinc Mine (Sometimes called the Richardson Mine) started in 1897 with a number of mining operations in the early and mid 1900s focusing on zinc and lead ores. Minerals that can be found in the mine dumps (as shown above) are: aragonite, calcite, chondrodite, diopside, dolomite, hydrozincite, smithsonite, galena, chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, quartz, sphalerite and ‘garnet group’ (Italics: fluorescent...
This trip has been cancelled. The owners of Burgess Mine no longer allow mineral collecting because of some past rockhounding people left garbage and did not respect the property. The Burgess Mine and Logan Cuts is part of the same mountainous area as the Craigmont Corundum Mine. We can drive to the Burgess workings (close...
Amherst Island is located just south of Kingston. We will meet at the Ferry at 10:00 am. After a short ferry ride at 10:30 am, we plan to visit two fossil locations: 11:00 am at Topsy Farms and in the afternoon at the far south-east end of island near the bird sanctuary. Note: We did...
Members can choose to attend just one day or both days. Reserve a motel in Bancroft early if staying overnight. Please register at the bottom of this page for each day. Saturday: Schickler Fluorite Occurrence and Desmont Mine Near Wilberforce (about 30 minutes from Bancroft) are two mineral locations. We will meet at the Bancroft...
Note new date as the original date (July 18) was rained out. The Miller Property includes the Smart Mine established around 1880. Apatite was the main target because of its phosphate used as fertilizer. The main minerals that can be found are apatite, fluorapatite, calcite, biotite, microcline felspar, amazonite, titanite and zircon. Parking is fairly...
The former Parker Mine in Quebec just north of Ottawa was mined in the early 1900s for mica in pyroxenite but is more famous for excellent crystals of olivine and spinel. Although a wide variety of mineral are possibly found, we are seeking spinel and forsterite (magnesium end member of olivine group). Hypersthene pyroxene, calcite, phlogopite mica,...
There is a road cut in Quebec is about an hour's drive from Ottawa where graphite is found as well as diopside and a few other minerals such as tourmaline. This trip is for a small group since the mineral area is not very large. More details will be provided to those registering.
The owners of the Beryl Pit have turned over the dumps/tailings so fresh minerals are more available. The Beryl Pit is an open pit with a large field of mine dump material that has been bulldozed for easier discovery. Originally, beryl was discovered in 1897 then the mine opened in the 1920s. There are a...
Please note the owner has advised us the property is in the process of being sold so no visitors are allowed. We will contact the new owner for next year. DeWitts Corner, south of Perth, is known as one of the finest spinel crystal locations in Canada. It was originally a calcite mine for feeding...
PLEASE NOTE THE OWNER HAS INFORMED US THAT HE HAS HAD MANY TRESPASSERS (NOT OVMC) SO IS CLOSING THE MINE FROM VISITORS. HE ALSO MENTIONED THEY ARE USING THE PROPERTY FOR HUNTING. HE DOES PLAN TO LET OVMC VISIT NEXT YEAR. This trip is planned to be there at dusk or after dark to see...
