Ontario Department of Mines: The Pleistocene Geology of the Vermillion River System Near Capreol District of Sudbury, Ontario (with special reference to placer gold)

Archive

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

Ontario Department of Mines: The Pleistocene Geology of the Vermillion River System Near Capreol District of Sudbury, Ontario (with special reference to placer gold)

Entry/Object ID

2019.037.001

Tags

Capreol, Ontario, Sudbury, Ontario, District of Sudbury, The Sudbury Basin, Mining History, Mining Industry, Geology, Rocks and Minerals

Scope and Content

Article, essay written by V.K. Prest regarding the pleistocene deposits of gold, and other materials, dug up in the Vermillion river in August and September, 1948.

Context

The article includes a summary of reports from the 1901 Ontario Bureau of Mines Report, "Gold in Placer Deposits", referring to the works of Robert H. Ahn and Walter Manly. 9 pages in total, type written with black ink on legal sized white paper. Page 7 is missing

Collection

Mining History, Sudbury History

Cataloged By

Heather Wilson

Category

Secondary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Essay

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Reproduction

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Literary Works

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Ministry of Natural Resources

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1901

Primary Language

English

Archive Notes

Published by the Ontario Department of Mines, now known as the Ministry of Natural Resources

Archive Items Details

Title

Ontario Department of Mines: The Pleistocene Geology of the Vermillion River System Near Capreol District of Sudbury, Ontario (with special reference to placer gold)

Description

Article, essay written by V.K. Prest regarding the pleistocene deposits of gold, and other materials, dug up in the Vermillion river in August and September, 1948.

Creator

V. K. Prest

Date(s) of Creation

1949

Subjects

Mining, Gold, Gold mining, Mineral deposits, Minerals, Rocks, Geology

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Toronto, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

31288

Dimensions

Width

8-1/2 in

Length

14 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 24, 2022

Notes

In a file folder labeled "Ontario Department of Mines: The Pleistocene Geology of the Vermillion River System Near Capreol District of Sudbury, Ontario"

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Detail

Fold, Creasing, Stains

Date Examined

Feb 24, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink

Notes

The item is loose leaf and has ink stains. It is likely a reproduction.

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Eileen Thompson

Owner/Agent

Eileen Thompson

Role

Board Member

Place

* Untyped Place

Capreol, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

Provenance Detail

Ontario Department of Mines

Owner/Agent

Ministry of Natural Resources

Role

Owner/Publisher

Place

City

Toronto, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on August 26, 2019 by Heather Wilson, re-cataloged on February 24, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

February 24, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

February 24, 2022