MINERAL
INVENTORY FILE NO.
282
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PRODUCT
GOLD
NTS AREA
52M4SE
REF.
AU 12
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NAME OF PROPERTY
VANSON MINE (Syndicate Nos. 9, 10)
OWNER OF
OPERATOR ADDRESS
1985 - Walter N. Baker
15 Kirkland Street
Swastika, ON P0K
1T0
OBJECT LOCATED
Shaft
MINING
DIVISION
Winnipeg
Latitude
51° 02.8’
Longitude
95° 39.2’
Uncertainty
(m)
50 m
UTM Zone
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Easting
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Northing
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L.S./Quarter
Section
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Section
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Township
24
Range
13 EPM
DESCRIPTION OF
DEPOSIT
Gold is found in northwest trending shear zones that dip steeply
north. The southern part of the property is underlain by Precambrian
metasediments. Granitic rocks outcrop in the northern sector. Foliation in the
granite follows the contact between it and the metasediments. The shaft, as well
as most exploratory work, was located in the metasediments.
The metasediments
are quartzites and greenstones. The latter contain chlorite, hornblende,
epidote, and quartz, and are often altered and sheared. Quartz veins in the
greenstones are discontinuous and varying in width. They are primarily
lenticular. Aplite dykes are sometimes associated with the greenstone
lenses.
Ore was taken from two veins. The shaft was sunk on Vein No. 1. Vein
No.\2, intersected on the 69 m level in the shaft, gave some high assays, but
overall assays were erratic. Iron sulphides were found in another vein on this
level. A fault intersects the shaft at a depth of 38 m. Some of the quartz veins
widen with depth.
ASSOCIATED
MINERALS OR PRODUCTS OF VALUE
N/A
HISTORY OF
EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
The deposit is located about 2.4 km northeast of the San Antonio Mine,
north of the Wanipigow (Hole) River and 1.6 km north of Provincial Road No.\304.
Early staking of the property was as follows:
1924 Syndicate No. 9 38054
E. Arnovitch
- assigned to R.W. Killey in 1927
1924 Syndicate No. 10 38066
S. Bubis
- assigned to R.W. Rilley in 1925.
The claims were explored
and developed by a syndicate. A shaft on Syndicate No. 9 was begun in 1926 and
1927. In 1935 this shaft was deepened and expanded until it reached a depth of
148 m. In 1932 Vanson Gold Mines Limited was formed and took control of
Syndicate No. 9 and 10, along with several other claims. A 23 tonne capacity
mill was installed in 1933. This mill proved unsatisfactory and was replaced by
a 2-stamp mill with a capacity of about 16.3 tonnes per day. Newspaper reports
mention the ore was running $11 per tonne and some gold was produced (Manitoba
Mines Branch). Some trenching was done on other Syndicate claims. Spectacular
high grade ore was reported in 1932 and 1934 (Manitoba Mines Branch, Company
Report 1932). Early in 1934 Vanson Manitoba Gold Mines Limited took
control of Vanson Gold Mines Limited.
By February of 1935 the shaft
was completed. It had four levels, of which the 69 m and the 145 m levels were
most developed. Channel samples on the 69 m level of the No. 2 vein yielded
assays of trace to 27.09 g/tonne (0.79 oz/ton) gold. Cross-cuts were made on all
levels. John Houston observed visible gold all the way down the shaft. He also
recommended more exploration before any further development (Manitoba Mines
Branch).
A company town was built; and equipment was converted from steam to
electricity. Diamond drilling totalling 277 m was done from the bottom of the
shaft. Small isolated high grade occurrences were noted by J.A. Reid in his
report to the company, however he did not think they were of economic importance
(Manitoba Mines Branch).
Samples from the 145 m level gave assay values of
less than 0.69 g/tonne (0.02 oz/ton) gold. The drill hole in the bottom of the
shaft gave similar values.
Houston and Reid did not feel the property could
be economically developed, and operations were discontinued in 1935. In July
1953, the claims were cancelled.
In 1953 John Donner and G. Fontane staked
Rita 21 (W 22022) and Rita 26 (W 20027), respectively. Ownership was transferred
to Art Callari in 1969. The claims lapsed in 1974.
In 1978 W. Baker and C.J.
Baker staked W 46004 and CB 9591, respectively, over the deposit. Esso Resources
Canada Limited acquired the property in 1980 and carried out geological mapping,
line cutting, and prospecting in 1981. Ownership of the claims was transferred
to W. Baker in 1985.
HISTORY OF
PRODUCTION
Production Gold Est.
(Tonnes) g (oz.) Fineness Process
18 79.9
(2.57) 800 amalgamation in Tremain mill
Source: Reid (1935)
REFERENCES
Amukun, S.E., 1969: Petrology of the Gold-bearing Vein Rocks from
Bissett Area, Southeast Manitoba; University of Manitoba, Unpublished M.Sc
Thesis.
Davies, J.F., 1949: Geology of the Wanipigow Lake area; Manitoba
Mines Branch, Report 48-2.
Davies, J.F., 1950: Geology of the Wanipigow River
Area; Manitoba Mines Branch; Publication 49-3.
Davies, J.F., 1963: Geology of
Gold Deposits of the Rice Lake-Wanipigow River area, Manitoba; University of
Toronto, Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis.
Bannatyne, B.B., Barry, G.S. and McCabe,
H.R., 1962: Geology and Mineral Resources of Manitoba; Manitoba Mines
Branch.
DeLury, J.S., 1920: Mineral Prospects in Southeastern Manitoba, Rice
Lake, Maskwa River, and Boundary Districts; Manitoba Government
Bulletin.
DeLury, J.S., 1927: The Mineral Resources of Southeastern Manitoba;
Rice Lake District, Oiseau River District, Boundary District; Industrial
Development Board, Manitoba.
Ermanovics, I.F., 1970: Precambrian Geology of
Hecla-Carroll Lake Map Area, Manitoba-Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada,
Paper 69-42.
Manitoba Mines Branch: Corporation Files; Vanson Manitoba
Mines Limited.
Marr, J., 1970: Petrology of the Northern Granitic Rocks
Wanipigow River; University of Manitoba, Unpublished M.Sc Thesis.
McRitchie,
W.D. and Weber, W. et al., 1971: Geology and Geophysics of the Rice Lake Region,
Southeastern Manitoba (Project Pioneer); Manitoba Mines Branch, Publication
71-1.
Reid, J.A., 1935: Report on the Vanson Manitoba Gold Mines
Limited, Manitoba Mines Branch, Corporation Files, Vanson Manitoba Gold
Mines Limited.
Stephenson, J.F., 1972: Gold Deposits of the Rice
Lake-Beresford Lake Area, Southeastern Manitoba; University of Manitoba,
Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis.
Stockwell, C.H., 1938: Rice Lake-Gold Lake Area,
Southeastern Manitoba; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 210.
Stockwell,
C.H., 1942: Preliminary Map, Rice Lake; Geological Survey of Canada, Publication
49-15.
Stockwell, C.H., 1945: Rice Lake (marginal notes); Geological Survey
of Canada.
Wright, J.F., 1923: ice Lake Map Area, Southeastern Manitoba;
Geological Survey of Canada, Summary Report 1922, Part C.
Wright, J.F., 1932:
Geology and Mineral Deposits of a Part of Southeastern Manitoba; Geological
Survey of Canada, Memoir 169.
MAP REFERENCES
Map 52 M/4, Wanipigow (Topographic), Scale 1:50 000, Surveys &
Mapping Branch, Ottawa.
Map 1992, Portion of Rice Lake Mining District,
southeast Manitoba (Geological), Scale 1:63/360; accompanying report by Wright
(1923); Geological Survey of Canada.
Map 11-1969, Hecla and Carroll Lake
(Geological), Scale 1:250 000 - Accompanying report by Ermanovics (1970),
Geological Survey of Canada.
Map 71-1/4, Geology of the Wanipigow
River-Manigotagan River Region (Geological), Scale 1:63\360; accompanying report
by McRitchie and Weber (1971), Manitoba Mines Branch.
Map 810 A, Rice Lake
(Geological), Scale 1:63 360; accompanying marginal notes by Stockwell (1945),
Geological Survey of Canada.
Map 49-3, Wanipigow River area (Geological),
Scale 1:31 680; accompanying report by Davies (1950), Manitoba Mines
Branch.
Map 42-15, Rice Lake (Geological), Scale 1:31 680; accompanying
marginal notes by Stockwell (1942), Geological Survey of Canada.
Map
(unpublished), Geology of the Rice Lake-Wanipigow River area (Geological), Scale
1:31 680; accompanying Ph.D. thesis by Davies (1963).
Map 4073G, Wanipigow
(Aeromagnetic), Scale 1:63 360, Manitoba Mines Branch and Geological Survey of
Canada.
Claim Map Series 52 M/4SE, Scale 1:31 680, circa 1953, Mining
Recording, Manitoba Mines Branch.
URL
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REMARKS
Surface work was done on Syndicate No. 7 (W 38055). A vein was traced
for 186 m. Trenching, pits and diamond drilling revealed samples which assayed
from 0.34 g/tonne (.01 oz/ton) to 20.2 g/tonne (0.59 oz/ton), with 0.34 g/tonne
(.01 oz/ton) being the normal value. Heavy overburden halted trenching and
necessitated drilling. Width of the vein ranged from 1.22 to 3.1 m. Showings in
Syndicate No. 7 were found in schist enclosed by gneissic granite. The enclosed
rock is probably a highly altered basic dyke or a greenstone
inclusion.
Surface sampling of other Syhdicate claims gave assay values of
trace to 0.69 g/tonne (0.02 oz/ton) gold.
The deposit is probably related to
the gold deposit on Luana M.C. (52 M/4, AU 13) about 5.6 km southeast of
Syndicate No. 9 and 10.
NOTES
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Compiled/Revised
by:
SMH JR
Date
07-74 08-85
