Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Bad Vermilion Lake - 1984 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1984-Jan-06 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Molybdenum
Township or Area: Bad Vermilion Lake Area
Latitude: 48° 41' 23.75" Longitude: -92° 40' 23.82"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 524044.815 Northing: 5393039.177 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52C10NE
Point Location Description: Mo symbol located south of Finger Bay, Bad Vermilion Lake, Map 334A, GSC (1934)
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The occurrence may be accessed by boat on Bad Vermilion Lake the by foot south of Finger Bay. It is not known whether the portage between Finger Bay and Shoal Lake is still in existence or not.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Belt: Fort Frances-Mine Centre
Geological Age: Archean
Dec 07, 2005 (P Hinz) - Lawson (1913) and Parsons (1918) both discuss the presence of molybdenite in conglomerates of the Bad Vermilion Lake area. Mapping by Woods et al. (1976) identified two locations containing molybdenite. The first location is on the south shore of Island Bay, on patent FF5497. The second location is on the east shore of Dumbell Lake, it is marked as a gold, bismuth and molybdenite occurrence.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 5 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
Map - Rainy Lake sheet, District of Rainy River, geological compilation series
Publication Number: P0293 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Davies J.C., Pryslak A.P., Harris F.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Molybdenum deposits of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Report 20
Publication Number: Econ Geol 20 Page: 78 Date: 1963
Author: Vokes, F M
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/103994
Map - Geological series, Mine Centre area (western half), District of Rainy River
Publication Number: P2201 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1980
Author: Wood J., Keay J.P., Panagapko D.A., Dekker J., Jansen J.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Mine Centre area, Rainy River District, Ontario
Publication Number: Map 334A Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1936
Author: Tanton, T L
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/122188
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV27-01.003 Page: 181 Date: 1998
Author: Sutherland T.F., Collins E.A., Stovel J.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Publication - Archaean geology of Rainy Lake re-studied; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir no. 40
Publication Number: GSC Mem 40 Date: 1913
Author: Lawson, A.C.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100515
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