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Record: MDI31C12NE00111

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Katherine - 1985
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Prospect
Date Created 1985-Sep-27
Date Last Modified 2022-Apr-06
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Lead

Secondary Commodities: Zinc, Barite, Silver



Location

Township or Area: Lake

Latitude: 44° 40' 53.58"    Longitude: -77° 39' 44.57"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 289003.709   Northing: 4951024.101    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C12NE

Point Location Description: Precise, dot symbol Pb east of Beaver Creek near road from Millbridge.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: Access is from secondary roads leading west from Millbridge.



Exploration History

1899: Property was first opened. 1900: The British Mining and Development Company of Ontario Limited sank a shaft 125' deep and completed 100 feet of lateral drifting. 1905: The mine was acquired by the Stanley Smelting Company, and reworked for a short period. Lateral drifting was reported to total 200 feet. 1925: Limited amount of surface stripping was carried out near main shaft. 1937: Property was taken over by Katherine Lead Mines Limited. A new headframe and buildings were erected however little development was reported (OFR5548, p74).




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Vein 1 Carbonate Host

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5BariteEconomicOre
10CalciteEconomicOre
15GalenaEconomicOre
20PyriteEconomicOre
25SphaleriteEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Vein

References

Publication - Report of progress from 1866 to 1869

Publication Number: RepProg 1866-69 Page: 163  Date: 1870

Author:

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

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


Publication - Geology of the Haliburton and Bancroft areas, Province of Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir no. 6

Publication Number: GSC Mem 6 Page: 349  Date: 1910

Author: Adams, F D; Barlow, A E

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100481


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


Publication - Rocks and minerals for the collector: Hull-Maniwaki, Quebec; Ottawa-Peterborough, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 69-50

Publication Number: Paper 69-50 Page: 114  Date: 1976

Author: Sabina, A P

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/103344


Part - Lead and zinc deposits in Ontario and in eastern Canada

Publication Number: ARV25-02 Page: 24  Date: 1998

Author: Uglow W.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines

Location:


Part - Mineral occurrences in the north Hastings area

Publication Number: ARV52-03 Page: 54  Date: 1998

Author: Thomson J.E.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Lake Township, Hastings County

Publication Number: M2106 Date: 1997

Author: Laakso R.K.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of Lake Township, Hastings County

Publication Number: R054 Page: 27-28  Date: 1968

Author: Laakso R.K.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 31  Date: 1968

Author: Sergiades A.O.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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:


Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 158  Date: 1984

Author: Carter T.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


MonoMap - Base metal, molybdenum and precious metal deposits of the Madoc-Sharbot Lake area, southeastern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5548 Page: 73-5  Date: 1985

Author: Malczak J., Carter T.R., Springer J.S.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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