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| Record Name(s) | Bad Vermilion Lake - 1943, Iron Ridge Project - 2006 |
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| Related Record Type | Partial |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1985-Oct-04 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron, Titanium
Secondary Commodities: Vanadium
Township or Area: Bliss Lake Area, Bad Vermilion Lake Area
Latitude: 48° 42' 10.56" Longitude: -92° 45' 18.06"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 518025 Northing: 5394462 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52C10NE, 52C10NW
Point Location Description: Properties, mineral deposits symbol number 23 on Map 2279. Symbol is located north of Seine Bay.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The property can be accessed by a gravel logging road which departs southward from Highway 11 approximately 28 kilometres east of the Junction with Highway 502.
1911: Diamond drilling by Hunter of Duluth. 1917-18: Evaluation of East Zones by W.L. Goodwin. 1943: The Butler brothers staked 56 unpatented mining claims on the southwest shore of Bad Vermilion Lake over a titaniferous magnetite occurrence. A 2.5 ton bulk sample was sent to Minneapolis for testing. Seven short holes were drilled on East and Central Zones. 1957: Stratmat Ltd. staked a large group of claims on the north shore of Seine Bay. Geological mapping, geophysics and diamond drilling was conducted to evaluate the titanium potential of the rocks in all zones. 1985: Titan Titanium International Inc. staked 45 unpatented claims on the southwest shore of Bad Vermilion Lake. Six holes totalling 2143 feet were drilled and a magnetometer survey was conducted. 1996: Stephana Resources Ltd. conducted linecutting, a ground magnetometer survey, reconnaissance geological mapping, prospecting and mechanical stripping. 1997: Stephana Resources Ltd. conducted a ground magnetometer and EM survey. 1999: Stephana Resources Ltd. conducted a geological survey. Diamond drilling by Titan Titanium fixed reserves of titanium oxide at: 3,480,000 tons grading 10% TiO2 and 1,530,000 tonnes grading over 15% TiO2. 2000-2001: Lakefield Research completed preliminary metallurgical testwork on two ore samples from the Bliss Lake deposit. 2004: Numax Resources Inc. acquired the property. 2004-09: Numax cut grid lines and conducted ground geophysical magnetic and VLF-EM surveys as well as conducted trenching, prospecting, sampling programs and a soil gas hydrocarbon study. 2006: R.J. Fairservice conducted a prospecting and sampling program. 2008: Numax drilled 3 DDH. 2009: Numax conducted a geological mapping program. 2011: Numax Resources drilled 1 DDH totalling 396 m. 2015: R.A. Bernatchez visited the site to review and resample Numax and Titan Titanium drill cores.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.39079 | 20000003250 | 20000003250 |
| 2.7874 | 52C10NE0066 | 52C10NE0066 |
| 2.51104 | 20000007754 | 20000007754 |
| 2.37422 | 20000003251 | 20000003251 |
| 63A.307 | 52C10NW8306 | 52C10NW8306 |
| 2.44256 | 20000004545 | 20000004545 |
| 2.19601 | 52C10NE2002 | 52C10NE2002 |
| 2.17626 | 52C10NE0012 | 52C10NE0012 |
| 2.19141 | 52C10NE2001 | 52C10NE2001 |
| 2.32991 | 20000001581 | 20000001581 |
| 63.3608 | 52G03SE0028 | 52G03SE0028 |
| 63.3606 | 52G03SE0029 | 52G03SE0029 |
| 2.57386 | 20000013835 | 20000013835 |
Dec 07, 2005 (P Hinz) - The deposit is hosted within the Bad Vermilion Lake complex. The complex is a differentiated anorthositic-gabbroic intrusion. The area surrounding the intrusion was mapped by Woods et al. (1980) and a preliminary map was produced. The overall intrusion is exposed over approximately 30 km, with the long axis striking northeast. The elongate lobe which traverses along the northwestern shore of Bad Vermilion Lake and the north shore of Seine Bay represents the northern most portion of the intrusion; this lobe hosts the Fe-Ti-V mineralization and consists of medium-grained equigranular gabbro.
Feb 26, 2015 (Therese Pettigrew) - The property is underlain by the Seine Bay-Bad Vermilion Lake gabbroic intrusion. The body is 25 km long and is up to 1 km wide. It strikes ENE to NE and conforms to the attitudes of adjacent volcanic units. It may represent a single intrusion with a local fault-bounded south margin or part of a larger mass of anorthosite and gabbro exposed in the southern parts of the Seine Bay and Bad Vermilion Lake intrusion. The intrusion is composed of equigranular medium-grained gabbro, leucogabbro and anorthosite with disseminated magnetite and ilmenite occurring as common phases (Poulsen, 1984). In the target area, gabbroic rocks are the hosts for zones of titanium-iron mineralization on the north side of a major structure which trends NE through the complex. On the north side of the intrusion is a metamorphosed granite complex consisting of trondjemite, quartz monzonite, feldspar porphyry, quartz porphyry, and related rocks (AFRI 20000001581).
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Anorthosite | 1 | Hanging Wall |
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| Gabbro | 2 | Gabbro | Medium-Grained, Equigranular | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (P Hinz) - See description under geology section. The reader is referred to Ashwal et al. (1983) for a detailed description of the Bad Vermilion Lake complex.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Ilmenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 8 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 11 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Apatite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 9 | Bornite | Economic | Gangue |
Jan 28, 2019 (Therese Pettigrew) - Discontinuous lenses of ilmenite-magnetite occur along the length of the intrusion. Massive mineralization consists of closely packed grains of ilmenite and titaniferous magnetite averaging 1-3 mm in diameter. Interstitial chlorite, talc and local apatite from the remainder. Associated with massive lenses are enveloping zones which contain varying proportions of oxide grains. Oxide content generally decreases away from these lenses and grades into normal oxide-bearing gabbro and leucogabbro. Point counts of 10 samples indicate an average volumetric ratio of magnetite to ilmenite of 3.4:1. A 275 lb bulk sample collected by the Mines Branch in 1918 returned results of 46.4% Fe and 16.8% Ti. Rose (1969) reports results of 27.1% Fe, 3.5% Ti, 0.072% V. Lister (1966) reports results of 38.3-60.1% Fe, 8.4-26.7% Ti, 0.072-0.182% V, and 0.032-0.083% Cr. Cr and V are concentrated in magnetite-rich samples (Poulsen, 1984). Major massive accumulations of magnetite and ilmenite can be at least 20 m thick and are oriented subvertically (AFRI 20000004545). DDH NU-07-11 assayed up to 0.143 ppm V (Assessment report 20000013835).
| Commodity | Analytical Method | Digestion Method | Result | Unit | Limit | Qualifier |
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| Titanium | Unknown | 13 | % | TiO2 |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
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| Bad Vermilion Lake | 1985 | Unclassified | 1200000 | Northern Miner 08/15/85, p.3 Beaver Energy Resources | 1.2 Mt at 15% TiO2 and 45% Fe. Potential for 177,800 tonnes of titanium sponge | Iron 45 Percent, Titanium 15 Percent |
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:
Book - Northern Miner 85-08-15, Barron, p. 3
Publication Number: NMINER Date: 1996
Author:
Publisher Name: Northern Miner
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 295-296 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Rainy Lake area, District of Rainy River
Publication Number: R115 Page: 78-79 Date: 1974
Author: Harris F.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Mono - The geological setting of mineralization in the Mine Centre-Fort Frances area, District of Rainy River
Publication Number: OFR5512 Page: 93-95 Date: 1984
Author: Poulsen K.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Titanium; Canada Department of Mines, Mines Branch Report No. 579
Publication Number: Report 579 Page: 83-87 Date: 1922
Author: Robinson, A.H.A.
Publisher Name: Canadian Dept. of Mines, Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307776
Book - Geology of Titanium and Titaniferous Deposits of Canada
Publication Number: EconGeol 25 Date: 1969
Author: Rose, E.R.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102459
Map - Precambrian Geology and Mineral Occurrences, Mine Centre-Fort Frances Area
Publication Number: M2525 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2000
Author: Poulsen K.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Mine Centre Area
Publication Number: P3372-REV Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2007
Author: Stone D., Hallé J., Hellebrandt B., Lange M., Murphy R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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:
Part - Mineral developments in N.W. Ontario
Publication Number: ARV27-01.005 Page: 176-181 Date: 1998
Author: Parsons A.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
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