Talon Chute is a waterfall on the
Mattawa River
The Mattawa River is a river in central Ontario, Canada. It flows east from Trout Lake east of North Bay and enters the Ottawa River at the town of Mattawa. Counting from the head of Trout Lake, it is 76 km in length. The river's name come ...
and historic site on the border between the geographic township of Olrig,
Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part and the municipality of
Calvin Calvin may refer to:
Names
* Calvin (given name)
** Particularly Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
* Calvin (surname)
** Particularly John Calvin, theologian
Places
In the United States
* Calvin, Arkansas, a hamlet
* Calvi ...
in
Nipissing District
Nipissing District is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1858. The district seat is North Bay.
In 2016, the population was 83,150. The land area is ; the population density was , making it o ...
,
northeastern
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Ontario
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,
Canada
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. It is located at the south-eastern end of
Lake Talon about east of the community of
Blanchard's Landing, and is accessible only from the water or on foot. It features a water control dam and was once the site of a
brucite
Brucite is the mineral form of magnesium hydroxide, with the chemical formula Mg( OH)2. It is a common alteration product of periclase in marble; a low-temperature hydrothermal vein mineral in metamorphosed limestones and chlorite schists; and ...
marble mine.
See also
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List of mines in Ontario
This is a list of mines in the Canadian province of Ontario and includes both operating and closed mines.
*Adams Mine
*Agnew Lake Mine
*Amalgamated Larder Mine
*Argonaut Mine
* Armistice Mine
* Associated Goldfields Mine
*Barber Larder Mine
*Bar ...
References
External links
*Ministry of Natural Resources Information Center (http://nhic.mnr.gov.on.ca/areas/areas_report.cfm?areaid=18523)
*Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Copy of First Nations Treaty (http://www.ainc-inac.ca/pr/trts/trchip_e.html)
*Canadian Heritage Rivers System - (https://web.archive.org/web/20080624083738/http://www.chrs.ca/Rivers/Mattawa/Mattawa-F_e.htm)
sources supporting location
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Geography of Nipissing District
Mines in Northern Ontario
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