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Record: MDI31C11SW00230

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Power Line Lead - 2000, Elzevir 1-18 - 2000
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1990-Nov-26
Date Last Modified 2022-Apr-06
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Lead, Silver



Location

Township or Area: Elzevir

Latitude: 44° 36' 57.32"    Longitude: -77° 25' 29.58"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 307608.744   Northing: 4943146.001    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C11SW

Point Location Description: Property symbol ' I ', 3 km NNW of Queensborough.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

Circa 1866-9 : a galena-bearing quartz vein, opened up and a ' small quantity ' of ore removed. Said to ' hold a considerable but variable quantity of silver '.


Geology

Province: Grenville

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - A 3 ft wide quartz vein carrying galena and silver. The galena is said to occur in the gangue in small, irregular but somewhat abundant, bunches that are finer-grained than usual in the area.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5GalenaEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

References

Publication - Report of progress from 1866 to 1869

Publication Number: RepProg 1866-69 Page: 164  Date: 1870

Author:

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/222878


Publication - Zinc and lead deposits of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Series 8

Publication Number: Econ Geol 8 Page: 158  Date: 1930

Author: Alcock, F J

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102442


Book - NMI 31C11 PB 1, # 508196

Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996

Author:

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Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 141  Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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