Ontario Project
Aggregate Production Permit (6453)
Silicon Metals Ontario Project
Approx 111 hectares of underexplored mineral claims, including an area permitted for quarry production of high purity quartz-rich pegmatite material.
The Sudbury area is a world-renowned mining jurisdiction.
The Great Lakes provide access to global markets.
High purity quartz from the Aggregate Permit 6453 Quarry
High purity quartz from the Aggregate Permit 6453 Quarry
Sedimentary /
Meta-sedimentary
Ptarmigan
SAND | SANDSTONE | QUARTZITE
- These are relatively common and typically of lesser value than other deposit types.
- Typical uses include glass, concrete, countertops, tile, ceramic.
- May have unfavourable mechanical properties for high tech uses.
Hydrothermal
QUARTZ VEIN
- Quite rare to find quartz veins free of impurities and large enough.
- Impurities sometimes include fluid/gas inclusions.
- Generally more valuable than the Sedimentary/Meta-sedimentary types.
- Has some tech applications.
- Large spectrum of uses and applications depending on chemical and mechanical properties.
Magmatic
Aggregate Production Permit 6453
SAND | SANDSTONE | QUARTZITE
- Very Rare
- Highest purity
- Highly favourable mechanical properties
- Very suitable for many high tech applications
- Very valuable with potential for >$1,000 USD per ton (some high purity pegmatite material sells for tens of thousands of dollars a ton).
- Spruce-Pine, in North Carolina, is a pegmatite type deposit.