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| Record Name(s) | Victoria Mine - 1875, Jardun Mine- No 1 Zone - 1979 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1991-Sep-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-17 |
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Primary Commodities: Lead, Zinc, Silver
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Gold
Township or Area: Duncan
Latitude: 46° 38' 9.45" Longitude: -84° 8' 12.84"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 719137.639 Northing: 5168692.926 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41K09NE
Point Location Description: 2 shafts
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: 50 metres south of the north boundary of Duncan Township, 200 metres north east of Sandy Lake.
Work was begun at the Victoria Mine in 1875 to 1885. Inclined shaft sunk 410 feet; total of 1057 feet of lateral development at 50, 100, 150, 210, 237, 265 and 410 foot levels. In 1878 this project was taken over by the Victoria Consolidated Silver Mining Company Limited. Some ore was mined and about 900 tons of hand-cobbed material was shipeed. In 1884 work ceased. In June 1951 Corena Ores Limited acquired an option on the 11 patented claims and began dewatering the Victoria shaft. 1951-1957 property acquired and operated by Jardun Mines Ltd. At No. 1 zone(Victoria mine) No.5 shaft has three levels, the deepest being at the 383 foot horizon. Ore reserves: at the No. 1 zone(Victoria Mine) 160, 000 tons averaging 5.28% combined lead and zinc and 1.73 ounces of silver per ton.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
Nov 23, 2006 (A Pace) - At No. 1 zone (Victoria Mine) the mineralization is formed over widths of 10-35 feeet and occurs in two bands of greenstone schist bounded by granite; the schist and quartz veins contains disseminated sphalerite, galena, pyrite, and chalcopyrite. Four major ore zones know, all occurrin in or near a fault zone striking N15W between Weaskhog Lake and the south border of the township. Most recent mining operations were carried outfrom NO. 4 and No. 5 shafts, located on the south shore of Weaskhog Lake. No.1 zone at teh site of No. 5 and the old Victoria Mine shafts, strikes N15W and dips 70W. It was 700 feet long on surface minin widths ranged from 10 to 40 feet and was mined to a depth of 380 feet.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Argentite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Silver | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Magnetite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Specularite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Barite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 6 | Fluorite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 7 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria No. 1 Zone | 1957 | Unclassified | 145150 | 160,000 tons averaging 5.28% combined lead and zinc and 1.73 ounces of silver per ton. | Silver 1.73 Ounce per Ton, Zinc 5.28 Percent |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 118420 |
Silver 217539 Ounces Gold 106 Ounces Copper 35 Tons Lead 4969 Tons Zinc 3552 Tons |
Assessment report 41K09NE0057 | |
| 1878 | 900 |
Map - Sault Ste. Marie area, District of Algoma, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM35A Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
Author: McConnell R.G.
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 Page: 290 Date: 1979
Author: Pearson, W N
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/104860
Map - Geology, Sault Ste Marie-Ile Parisienne, Ontario
Publication Number: Map 1181A Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1964
Author: Hay, R.E.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/107614
Part - Mining operations in 1951
Publication Number: ARV61-02 Page: 85 Date: 1997
Author: Reade M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Jarvis Lake-Garden River area, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P1064 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Bennett G., Hillier R.D., Dupuis C.P., Nentwich F., Pucovsky G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits in Ontario (revised to February, 1957)
Publication Number: MDC002 Page: 78 Date: 1957
Author: Thomson J.E., Ferguson S.A., Johnston W.G.Q., Pye E.G., Savage W.S., Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological compilation series, Sault Ste. Marie sheet, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0303 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 32-33 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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:
Publication - Geology of the Huronian belt between Sault Ste Marie and Blind River Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 383
Publication Number: GSC Memoir 383 Page: 70 Date: 1978
Author: Frarey, M.J.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/104548
Map - Geology, Sault Ste Marie-Ile Parisienne area, District of Algoma, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, "A" Series Map 1412A
Publication Number: Map 1412A Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1977
Author: Hay, R E; Frarey, M J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/109093
Part - Sault Ste. Marie area, District of Algoma
Publication Number: ARV35-02.001 Page: 45 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: 77-78 Date: 1998
Author: Hurst M.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - The north shore of Lake Huron, summary report on geology and mineral industry
Publication Number: ARV24-01.007 Page: 238 Date: 1998
Author: Knight C.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Mono - Report Of The Royal Commission On The Mineral Resources Of Ontario And Measures For Their Development
Publication Number: NSP011 Date: 1998
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location:
Publication - Canadian mineral deposits not being mined in 1989; Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Canada, Mineral Bulletin MR 223
Publication Number: MR 223 Date: 1989
Author:
Publisher Name: Department of Energy, Mines and Resources
Location:
Part - Mining operations in 1957
Publication Number: ARV67-02 Page: 108 Date: 1997
Author: Field D.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Thesis - The Geology of the Sault Ste. Marie Map Area
Publication Number: PhD Thesis Page: 281-295 Date: 1963
Author: Hay, R.E.
Publisher Name: McGill University
Location: SSM RGP
Publication - Zinc and lead deposits of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Series 8
Publication Number: Econ Geol 8 Page: 183-185 Date: 1930
Author: Alcock, F J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102442
Publication - Copper deposits and occurrences in the north shore region of Lake Huron, Ontario
Publication Number: Paper 83-28 Page: 31 Date: 1985
Author: Pearson, W N; Bretzlaff, R E; Carrière, J J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/120312
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: 126 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Thesis - The Geology of the Jardun Mine, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Publication Number: MSc Thesis Date: 1956
Author: Burns, R.D.
Publisher Name: Michigan College of Mining and Technology
Location: SSM RGP
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