Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Vermilion - 1980, Consolidated Sudbury Basin - 1980, Vermilion Lake - 1980 |
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| Related Record Type | Compound |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine With Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1980-Jan-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Feb-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc, Copper, Silver, Lead
Secondary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Fairbank
Latitude: 46° 31' 13.07" Longitude: -81° 21' 18.77"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 472754 Northing: 5151920 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I11SW
Point Location Description: AMIS Shaft 3 location
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
At the Vermilion mine No. 4 shaft has been sunk to a depth of 1,250 feet with the main lateral work at the 600-, 750-, and 900-foot levels. To the end of 1955, total underground development was 8,970 feet. A great deal of surface and underground drilling has also been done.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Marcasite | Economic | Ore |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermilion No. 4 Shaft | 1956 | Proven + Probable Reserve | 4606484 | ARV65 Part 3 p. 54 | Copper 1.26 %, Gold 0.025 oz/T, Lead 0.97 %, Silver 1.4 oz/T, Zinc 3.92 % | |
| North Zone | 1956 | Proven + Probable Reserve | 782447 | ARV65 Part 3 p. 54 | Copper 0.34 %, Gold 0.02 oz/T, Lead 1.3 %, Silver 1.64 oz/T, Zinc 3.73 % |
Map - Sudbury mining area, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2170 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1969
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Map - Sudbury-Cobalt, geological compilation series, Algoma, Manitoulin, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Sudbury and Timiskaming districts
Publication Number: M2361 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1977
Author: Card K.D., Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Sudbury geological compilation, Sudbury District, Sudbury Regional Municipality
Publication Number: M2491 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1984
Author: Dressler B.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Fairbank Township, sheet no. 7, Sudbury Basin series
Publication Number: P0046 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Thomson J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Cartier sheet, districts of Sudbury and Algoma, geological compilation series
Publication Number: P0287 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology of the Sudbury basin
Publication Number: ARV65-03.001 Page: 46-65 Date: 1997
Author: Thomson J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Compilation series, Sudbury mining area, western part, Sudbury District
Publication Number: P2602 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1983
Author: Dressler B.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 236 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Folio - Fairbank Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF006 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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