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| Record Name(s) | Clyde Forks - 1985, Carndesson - 1985 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1985-Nov-14 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jul-04 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Silver, Antimony, Mercury
Secondary Commodities: Bismuth, Barite, Arsenic
Township or Area: Lavant
Latitude: 45° 7' 25.63" Longitude: -76° 43' 33.6"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 364258.021 Northing: 4998150.832 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F02SE
Point Location Description: Precise, square symbol Cu, Sb, Ag, Hg 12 south of middle branch Clyde Creek.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The deposit is accessed via a series of gravel and dirt bush roads west of the settlement of Clyde Forks. From lumber yard at Clyde Forks, proceed southwest, at 0.7 mi, junction, turn right, at 0.85 junction, turn left onto MNR forest access road, at 2.8 mi junction, turn left, at 3.1 junction, turn right on lumber road, 3.7 mi, turn left into clearing, follow overgrown bush road, 4.0 mi end of road. Adit 200 ft. straight ahead.
1918-1919: Barite vein was stripped, some test pitting. One ton barite, sent to U.S. Work by T.B. Caldwell. 1957-1960: Lanark Silver Mines Ltd., performed magnetic and S.P. surveys, soil sampling and 773 feet of d.d. in 4 holes. (Tweed files 2, 3, 4). 1964-1968: Regional soil and stream geochemical surveys, 30 d.d. holes totalling 3921 feet, surface stripping and a short adit (98 feet) with 2 small cross-cuts. Work by West Branch Explorations Ltd. 1969-1970: Geochem surveys, at least 24 d.d. holes for 5,347 feet, geol. survey and some metallurgical testing by Carndesson Mines Ltd. (Tweed file 9) 1984: Todd Sanders staked out the property in January and in May and June, Lacana Mining Corporation carried out sampling of the main occurrence. In September Homestake Mineral Development Company visited the property and carried out limited sampling. 1986: T. Sanders carried out line-cutting and a VLF-EM survey. 1987: Assaying and a petrographic study of the tetrahedrite-barite zone was carried out. 1988: Todd Sanders carried out magnetic and radiometric surveys, file 28. 1988: T. Sanders carried out geological mapping and a B horizon soil geochemical survey (2.12480).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Tweed File Lavant No. 28, 2.12104 | 31F02NE9600 | 31F02NE9600 |
| Tweed files Lavant #33, 2.12480 | 31F02NE9595 | 31F02NE9595 |
| 63.1061 | 31F02SE9617 | 31F02SE9617 |
| 11 | 31F02SE9619 | 31F02SE9619 |
| 17 | 31F02NE9610 | 31F02NE9610 |
| 15 | 31F02NE9612 | 31F02NE9612 |
| 12 | 31F02NE9618 | 31F02NE9618 |
| 2.7891 | 31F02NE9605 | 31F02NE9605 |
| 2.8984 | 31F02NE9603 | 31F02NE9603 |
| 2.10371 | 31F02SE9597 | 31F02SE9597 |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Barite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcostibite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Cinnabar | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Stibnite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 8 | Tetrahedrite | Economic | Ore |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Forks | 1969 | Possible | 60000 | West Branch Explorations Ltd. and Carndesson Mines Ltd. | Imperial units, lens 91m along strike, 183m down-dip and average width of 1.6 m. | Antimony .37 %, Copper .67 %, Mercury .03 %, Silver 1.32 % |
Publication - Barium and strontium in Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 570
Publication Number: CMB Pub 570 Page: 53 Date: 1922
Author: Spence, H S
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307770
Mono - Barite in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR010 Page: 31 Date: 1997
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 195 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of base metal, precious metal, iron, and molybdenum deposits in the Pembroke-Renfrew area
Publication Number: MDC020 Page: 36-39 Date: 1980
Author: Carter T.R., Colvine A.C., Meyn H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P2209 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1980
Author: Vos M.A., Storey C.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, part 2
Publication Number: MDC022 Page: 18-19 Date: 1981
Author: Storey C.C., Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 286-294 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: 42-48 Date: 1989
Author: Pauk L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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