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Record: MDI31F02SE00063

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) J. Begin - 1981
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1981-Apr-14
Date Last Modified 2023-Jul-04
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper, Antimony, Bismuth

Secondary Commodities: Zinc, Lead, Mercury, Gold, Silver



Location

Township or Area: Lavant

Latitude: 45° 3' 56.02"    Longitude: -76° 38' 40.34"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 370533.16   Northing: 4991548.795    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31F02SE

Point Location Description: Precise, square symbol Cu, Ag, Sb, Bi 11, NE of Lake (Robertson) and Lavant.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: Access is via a gravel road through the settlement of Lavant on Robertson Lake. The deposit is 60 m north of the road on the grounds of a township garbage dump 1 km northeast of Lavant.



Exploration History

1973: John Begin of Ottawa sampled the showing. 1975: Geological mapping, geochemical sampling by Lynx-Canada Explorations Ltd.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
Tweed File Lavant #12 31F02SE9613 31F02SE9613



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Dolomite Marble 1 Host

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1AzuriteEconomicOre
2BorniteEconomicOre
3ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
4MalachiteEconomicOre
5PyriteEconomicOre
6TetrahedriteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Nov 06, 2007 (D Laidlaw) - A selected sample assayed 3.68% Cu, 1.98 oz/ton Ag and trace of gold.



Mineral Record Details

Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Stratabound

Site Visit Information

Date: Jun 07, 1983

Geologist: S Van Haaften

Notes: Property visit by Steve Van Haaften and assistant W. Gowdy. Site description in Tweed MDI file. Nine samples were taken, 83Begin 1-9.



References

MonoMap - Geology of base metal, precious metal, iron, and molybdenum deposits in the Pembroke-Renfrew area

Publication Number: MDC020 Page: 35-36  Date: 1980

Author: Carter T.R., Colvine A.C., Meyn H.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 104  Date: 1984

Author: Carter T.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of the Lavant area, Frontenac and Lanark counties

Publication Number: R253 Page: 28-39, 41-42  Date: 1989

Author: Pauk L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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