Ontario Department of Mines Vol 59 (7), 1950: Geology of the Keith-Muskego Township Area

Name/Title

Ontario Department of Mines Vol 59 (7), 1950: Geology of the Keith-Muskego Township Area

Entry/Object ID

2022.214.01

Tags

District of Sudbury, Mining History, Mining Industry, Geology, Gold Mining, Keith Township, Ontario, Muskego Township, Ontario

Scope and Content

Book, report by the Ontario Department of Mines on the Keith Township and the Muskego Township.

Context

The report focuses on the geology and geological history of the Keith and Muskego Townships. It is broken down into chapters, they are as follows: 1. Introduction: - Location and Access - Acknowledgements - Previous Work - Topography and Drainage 2. General Geology: - Table of Formations - Keewatin: intermediate to basic volcanics, acidic volcanics, sediments, iron formation - Keewatin (?) - Haileyburian (?): dioritic group, serpentinite group - Algoman (?) - Algoman - Matachewan 3. Structural Geology - Folding - Faulting - Ground Magnetic Survey 4. Economic Geology: - Gold - Other Minerals 5. Description of Properties: - Joburke Gold Mines Limited - Hoodoo Lake Mines Limited - Palomar Gold Mines Limited - Keithgold Mines Limited - Purdy Mica Mines Limited - Aladdin-Groundhog Mines Limited - Dulama Gold Mines Limited - Nib-Yellowknife Mines Limited - Wiltsey Claims - Garnet Gold Mines Limited - Wejack Gold Mines Limited - McLeod-Cockshutt Gold Mines Limited - Concord Mines Limited

Collection

Mining History, District of Sudbury Collection

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Secondary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Report

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Administrative Records

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Ministry of Natural Resources, The Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1900

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Ontario Department of Mines Vol 59 (7), 1950: Geology of the Keith-Muskego Township Area

Description

Book, report by the Ontario Department of Mines on the Keith Township and the Muskego Township.

Creator

V. K. Prest

Date(s) of Creation

1950

Subjects

History, Mining, Gold, Gold mining, Geology, Mineral deposits

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Toronto, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Photo Number

Other Number

P0056

Dimensions

Width

6-1/2 in

Length

10 in

Location

Location

Wall

Mining History Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

February 28, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Fair

Condition Detail

Missing Areas / Holes, Embrittlement

Date Examined

Feb 28, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, staples

Notes

The front and back covers are missing

Provenance

Provenance Detail

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Owner/Agent

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Role

Owner, publisher

Place

City

Toronto, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Acquisition Method

Gift

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

February 28, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

February 28, 2022