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Record: MDI41J13SW00019

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Vacheresse - 1926
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Sep-01
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-07
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Zinc

Secondary Commodities: Lead, Copper, Silver



Location

Township or Area: Daumont

Latitude: 46° 50' 28.02"    Longitude: -83° 57' 31.04"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 274409.422   Northing: 5191758.777    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Grid: 41J13SW

Point Location Description: Trenching

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: 1.25 kilometres east of the west boundary of Daumont Township and 4 kilometres south of the north township boundary.



Exploration History

1926: Surface exploration by F. Vacheresse. 1927: 1000 feet of d.d. in 2 holes by National Lead Co. 1964: 610 feet of d.d. in 4 holes by B.R. Idziak.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
Daumont-0011 41J13SW0008 41J13SW0008

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Geological Age: Early Precambrian  



Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (P Beach) - Quartz carbonate veins in a shear zone cutting granite and diabase. Strike is N50-55 W. The vein system was traced intermittently for a length of about 900 feet; width ranges from 15 inches to 7 feet. Four channel samples across 6 feet assayed from 2 to 4% Zn, contained lesser amounts of Pb, from 1 to 3 oz/ton Ag and no Au (ODM 1969 MRC 12 P 74-75).




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1SphaleriteEconomicOre
2ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
3GalenaEconomicOre
1PyriteEconomicGangue
2QuartzEconomicGangue
3CarbonateEconomicGangue
4AnkeriteEconomicGangue

Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Geological compilation series, Batchawana sheet, districts of Algoma and Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie Mining Division

Publication Number: P0302 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1997

Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Publication - Zinc and lead deposits of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Series 8

Publication Number: GSC EGS 8 Page: 182  Date: 1930

Author: Alcock, F.J.

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102442


Map - Sault Ste. Marie-Elliot Lake sheet, geological compilation series, Algoma, Manitoulin and Sudbury districts

Publication Number: M2108 Date: 1967

Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Publication - Copper metallogeny, north shore region of Lake Huron, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper no. 79-1A

Publication Number: Paper 79-1A Date: 1979

Author: Pearson, W N

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/104860


Map - Sault Ste. Marie-Elliot Lake, geological compilation series, Algoma, Manitoulin and Sudbury districts

Publication Number: M2419 Scale: 1:253,440    Date: 1979

Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Part - Sault Ste. Marie area, District of Algoma

Publication Number: ARV35-02.001 Page: 51  Date: 1998

Author: McConnell R.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Part - Certain lead-zinc deposits in the District of Algoma

Publication Number: ARV37-03.003 Page: 69-72  Date: 1998

Author: Hurst M.E.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 74-75  Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Folio - Daumont Township, District of Algoma

Publication Number: GDIF307 Date: 1997

Author: Sault Ste Marie RGO

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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 Page: 122  Date: 1985

Author: Rose, D.G.

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999


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