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| Record Name(s) | Christie Lake Mine Occurrence - 1923, Christie Lake Occurrence - 1957 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1982-Aug-17 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron
Secondary Commodities: Uranium, Thorium
Township or Area: South Sherbrooke, South Sherbrooke, South Sherbrooke, South Sherbrooke, South Sherbrooke, South Sherbrooke, South Sherbrooke, South Sherbrooke
Latitude: 44° 48' 4.43" Longitude: -76° 27' 18.86"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 384909 Northing: 4961899.99 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C16SW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Travel south west along railway tracks where Patterson Rd crosses. Continue for 1.25km. Cuts are located right on the north shore of Christie Lake across from Long Island.
1870’s - 1500 to 2000 tons of magnetite ore excavated from a pit. 1956-57: Christie Lake Mines Ltd. : EM and ground magnetometer surveys, radiometric survey. 1957-58: Dominion Soil Investigations Ltd. - DD-20-4800 ft
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.915 | 31C16SW0016 | 31C16SW0016 |
| 11 | 31C16SW0018 | 31C16SW0018 |
| 12 | 31C16SW0019 | 31C16SW0019 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Frontenac
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marble | 2 | Adjacent | ||
| Skarn | 3 | Adjacent |
Sep 18, 2015 (A Wilson) - The main radioactive zone occurs in a railway rock-cut near the south end of line 24W. It consists of a pegmatite with alteration minerals such as tremolite and tourmaline. This zone was not cut in any of the five holes which were drilled in its vicinity, and is thus assumed to be a pocket of very limited extent.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brannerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Thorite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Uraninite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Tremolite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Sep 18, 2015 (A Wilson) - The uranium mineral brannerite is found in the contact zone between pegmatitic intruslves and crystalline limestones. Two occurences of magnetite are known on the property of which one carries sulphides. Assays of the sulphides indicate copper, nickel and other metals. It was the purpose of the Electromagnetic survey to prospect for further occurences of sulphides on the property, and to investigate the extent of the known sulphide mineralization. The uranium values seem to occur only in the pegmatites, in this area. Many of these pegmatites show slight radioactivity, but none were found with sufficient grade and tonnage, and the uranium content of many of these is negligible. Two of the radioactivity anomalies in Christie Lake are associated with weakly radioactive pegmatites; it is probable that all of the anomalies are caused by these rocks. Four samples assayed 59.13 to 61.32% Fe, 0.12 to 4.47% S, 0.003 to 0.009% P and 0.87 to 1.74% TiO2.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Discordant |
Book - C MINERALOGIST '57,VOL 6 PT1,P155-7
Publication Number: Date: 1957
Author:
Publisher Name: Canadian Mineralogist
Location:
Publication - Reports of exploration and surveys, 1874-5; Geological Survey of Canada, Report of Progress 1874-1875
Publication Number: Rep Prog 1874-5 Page: 174 Date: 1876
Author: Selwyn, A R C
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/225930
Publication - Reports and maps of investigations and surveys, 1887-1888; Geological Survey of Canada, Annual Report vol. 3
Publication Number: Ann Rep Vol 3 Page: 24T Date: 1889
Author: Selwyn, A R C
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/223801
Publication - Report on the iron ore deposits along the Kingston and Pembroke Railway in eastern Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Annual Report vol. 12, (1899), pt. I
Publication Number: GSC AR 12 I Page: 82-83 Date: 1901
Author: Ingall, E D
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/287887
Publication - A Catalogue of Canadian Minerals; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 69-45
Publication Number: Paper 69-45 Page: 103, 585 Date: 1972
Author: Traill, R.J.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102924
MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area
Publication Number: S012 Page: 25 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Page: 55 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC004 Page: 46 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 253 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5311 Page: 304 Date: 1981
Author: Gordon J.B., Rybak U.C., Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 96 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Mineral Occurrences of Lanark (unpublished)
Publication Number: Page: 95 Date: 1944
Author: Satterly, J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Department of Mines
Location: Tweed RGP
Map - Gananoque area, Ontario
Publication Number: M2054 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Report on the iron ore deposits along the Kingston and Pembroke Railway in eastern Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Annual Report vol. 12, (1899), pt. I
Publication Number: GSC AR 12 I Page: 37-41 Date: 1901
Author: Ingall, E D
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/287887
Publication - Perth map-area Lanark and Leeds Counties Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper no. 50-29
Publication Number: Paper 50-29 Page: 17 Date: 1950
Author: Dugas, J.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/101399
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