 | | Report (volume) | | Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 77 Kirkland Lake – Rouyn-Noranda – Val-d’Or, Ontario...Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 77 ROCKS AND MINERALS FOR THE COLLECTOR: Kirkland Lake – Rouyn-Noranda...in Right of Canada, 2003 Catalogue No. M41-8/77E ISBN 0-660-19062-1 Available in Canada from Geological...Geological Survey of Canada offices: 601 Booth Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E8 3303-33rd Street N.W. Calgary...for reference in selected public libraries across Canada Cette publication est aussi disponible en français |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Sulfide Mineralization in the Volcanic Sequenceat Noranda, Quebec C. D. SPENCE AND A. F. DE ROSEN-SPENCE...Abstract Copper-zincmassivesulfideore depositsin Noranda, Quebec,occur in a thick pile of Archcan andesitesand...and fourth rhyolitic zones, while only a massive pyrite body is known in the fifth zone. Depositsin the...the massive ores formed as exhalative products Noranda and of similar settingsin other areas have coevalwith...rocksandmoreparticularly beenin accordwith this concept. The Noranda districtis underlainby abundantand as end phasesof |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Featuresof the Vauze SulfideDeposit, Noranda,Quebec C. D. SP•.•cE Abstract The Vauze massive sulfide...Archcan volcanic and sedimentaryassemblage of the Abitibi belt. Stratiform sulfidelenses,in one case overlying...THE small copper-zinc,massivesulfide depositof Vauze Mines Ltd. was the northernmost of several similarbodiesin...Archcanandesitesand rhyolitesin a belt trending north from Noranda, Quebec. It wasdiscovered in 1957by drilling,followinga...Lickus (1965). The depositsare 12 milesnorth of Noranda,Quebec, and onemile north of the earlierworkedWaitegram |  | Sharman, Elizabeth R., Taylor, Bruce E., Minarik, William G., Dubé, Benoît, Wing, Boswell A. (2015) Sulfur isotope and trace element data from ore sulfides in the Noranda district (Abitibi, Canada): implications for volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit genesis. Mineralium Deposita, 50 (5) 591-606 doi:10.1007/s00126-014-0559-7 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | element data from ore sulfides in the Noranda district (Abitibi, Canada): implications for volcanogenic massive...September 2014 # Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada 2014 Abstract We examine models for volcanogenic...mineralization in the ~2.7-Ga Noranda camp, Abitibi subprovince, Superior Province, Canada, using a combination...trace element data from ore sulfide minerals. The Noranda camp is a well-preserved, VMS deposit-rich area...proposed controls on mineralization within the Noranda camp and, in particular, the exceptional Au-rich |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Complex, Ontario, Canada: Part of the Late Volcanic Phase of the Blake River Group, Abitibi Subprovince *...University, 933 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada P3E 6B5 AND MICHAEL A. HAMILTON Jack Satterly...Sciences Centre, 22 Russell Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3B1 Abstract The Ben Nevis volcanic complex...formation is considered contemporaneous with the Noranda formation of the Blake River Group although they...they display varying volcanic styles. The Noranda formation displays bimodal flow-dominated rhyolite-andesite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MassiveSulfideDepositand IntracauldronDepositsof the Mine Sequence,Noranda,Quebec DAVIDJ. KEPm Departmentof Geological...massivesulfidedepositsof the Rouyn-Noranda areaare associated with rhyolite and andesitcflows of the Mine sequenceand...inferredmarginof the subsidence structureandareseparatedfromthe Mine sequence by the HorneCreekfault.Traditionally,the...structuralpermeability.The three major sulfidedepositsat the Horne mine are muchlarger (20-150 Mt) and formedin a fault-bounded...mayhaveformedat differentstages in theevolution of the Noranda cauldron. Introduction their environmentsof formation |  | Hannington, Mark D., Santaguida, Frank, Kjarsgaard, Ingrid M., Cathles, Larry M. (2003) Regional-scale hydrothermal alteration in the Central Blake River Group, western Abitibi subprovince, Canada: implications for VMS prospectivity. Mineralium Deposita, 38 (4) 393-422 doi:10.1007/s00126-002-0298-z | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Central Blake River Group, western Abitibi subprovince, Canada: implications for VMS prospectivity Received:...volcanic rocks within the southern zone of the Abitibi greenstone belt. It contains a number of silicic...centers of different size, including the large Noranda volcanic complex, which is host to 17 past-producing...past-producing volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits. The Noranda complex consists of a 7- to 9-km-thick succession...activity (cycle III) and the formation of the Noranda cauldron. Hydrothermal alteration in these rocks |  | Schofield, Marina D., Gibson, Harold.L., Lafrance, Bruno, Poulsen, K. Howard, Marsh, Jeffrey, Hamilton, Michael A., Jørgensen, Taus R.C. (2021) Recognizing subsurface breccias in Archean terranes: Implications for district scale metallogeny. Precambrian Research, 361. 106264pp. doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2021.106264 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada Consultant, 34 Wallford Way, Ottawa, Ontario K2E 6B6, Canada c Jack Satterly Geochronology...Toronto, 22 Russell Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3B1, Canada b A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T Keywords:...within the Neoarchean Rouyn-Noranda mining district, in the Abitbi greenstone belt, Canada. It was previously...River Group (McNicoll et al., 2014) strata of the Noranda volcanic complex and spatially associated with...discordant mineralized breccia bodies within the Rouyn-Noranda mining district (Fig. 1) were not considered |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Delbridgedepositbe accordinglychanged. (a) The "Mine" unit is not a nodular-bearing pyritic black shalebut...orebody is zoned,with a pyrite-sphalerite hangingwall, and a chalcopyrite(pyrite) footwall. j. •BOLDY 49...depositsof the Nor- has disregardedthe work of yearsby mine and field anda district of Quebec. geologists, in...many of the deposits the Horne and Delbridge, on Noranda have already been stated in papers in of the camp...postulatedorigin of the Millenbach,Amulet, XVaite,Norbee,and Vauze. 314 DISCUSSIONS All these lack schistosityand |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 115-129 The GeologicalSettingof the MattagamiLake Mine, Quebec:A VolcanogenicMassiveSulfideDeposit R. GWILYNi...massivepyrite-sphaleriteore, layered pyrite-sphaleritc ore, pyrite-pyrrhotite-magnetiterock, talc-actinolite...rootless or intrafolial folds outlinedby pyrite and magnetitein pyrite-sphaleriteore; axes of folds in sulfide-bearing...and talc glide surfacesin the pyrrhotite-rich, pyrite-pyrrhotite-magnetiteunits. Prelithification folds...The primary sedimentaryfeatures of the layered pyrite-sphaleriteore and the predeformationreconstruction |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | I. R., 1972, Wall-rock alteration at Geevor tin mine: Ussher Soc. Proc., v. 2, p. 425-434. PORPHYROID•IL...EconomicGeol- ogy (1976). The association between"pyrite-richstratigraphic units", quartz-eye porphyries...exploration for volcanogenicsulfide deposits,based in Noranda for a total period of six years. The interested...interested reader is referred to a publication of mine (Boldy, 1968) which dealsspecificallywith the geology of...is presentin virtually all the rhyolites in the mine area. Furthermore, Hopwood's "massiverhyolite"consists |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geochemistryof Hydrothermally Altered Rocks at the Horne Mine, Noranda, Quebec* W. H. MACLEAN Departmentof GeologicalSciences...duringthe mineralization event. Introduction THE Horne mine, ownedby NorandaMinesLtd., exploiteda volcanogenie...massivesulfidedepositin Archcangreenstones of the Abitibi belt at Norandain northwesternQuebec(Fig. 1). The...of 22 basemetal depositsto be discovered in the Noranda district and many similar deposits elsewherein...CanadianShield.Thesedepositsbecameknownasthe "Noranda-type"becauseof their distinctive Cu and Zn metal |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Barton, P. B., Jr., 1964, A thermodynamic study of pyrite and pyrrhotite: Geochim. et also extract certain...showsthat Archeanrocksexhibit a much Delbridge in the Noranda area, and the Matagami wider range than was anticipated...(1965) work, and that Archeanfelsicvolcanicrocks Lake Mine in the MatagamiLake area (Fig. 1). In addition,...and potashrhyolite. with ore were samplednear Noranda. Of the samplescollected,27 were analyzedfor The...(1971). The data variationand no was from the Noranda area (Baragar, pers. com- pointsshowa wide compositional |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | alteration zone differs significantlyfrom the Noranda depositsin its abundanceof sideriteand paucity...Mattabi MinesLtd., a companyformedby Mattagamiand Abitibi Paper CompanyLtd. The deposit is in the Wabigo...composed the upperstratabound, strataform, massive, pyrite- oœa thick sequenceof Archeartvolcanicand sedi...mentarystratawhichare cut by numerousgranitoid nated,chalcopyrite-pyrite "alterationpipe"ore. The and amphiboliticintrusive...localized in volcanic centers of a few The Mattabi Mine area is structurallysimpleand is composed of a |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | copper-richbase to a zinc_ lead-rich top. In the Noranda and Matagami mining campsin the Archean SuperiorProvinceof...belowthe lenses. Passingstratigraphicallyupward the pyrite-pyrrhotite ratio generallyincreases,magnetitecontentdecreases...submarineventmovealongthe seafloorand depositsilicaand pyrite to form the laminatedcherty tuffs which are commonlyassociated...commonlyassociated with the ores. The presenceof pyrite rather than hematiteor magnetitein thesesediments...1960; Gilmore, 1965; Anderson, 1969) and composedof pyrite and/or pyrrhotite with lesser weredeposited eithernearor |  | de Rosen-Spence, Andrée F., Provost, Gilles, Dimroth, Erich, Gochnauer, Karen, Owen, Victor (1980) Archean subaqueous felsic flows, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada, and their Quarternary equivalents. Precambrian Research, 12 (1) 43-77 doi:10.1016/0301-9268(80)90023-6 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 43 ARCHEAN SUBAQUEOUS FELSIC FLOWS, ROUYN-NORANDA, QUEBEC, CANADA, AND THEIR QUARTERNARY EQUIVALENTS ANDRt~E...Vancouver, B.C., V7T 1Z3 (Canada) 2SEREM Lt~e, 169, rue Perreault, Val d'Or, Quebec (Canada) 3Sciences de la Terre...Quebec ~ Chicoutimi, Chicoutirni, Quebec, G7H 2B1 (Canada) (Received April 20, 1979; revision accepted October...1980. Archean subaqueous felsic flows, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada, and their Quarternary equivalents....emplacement of Archean submarine "rhyolite" flows at Rouyn-Noranda, Qudbec. These felsic flows have Quarternary |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | COaJIaTb ~a~e Be]~y[rI!4e rop~IaOgWbI, ecn!~I Ott~ Te~yw B ss)~e MO~nb~X nOTOKOS. Introduction Massive...a broad spectrum; at one extremity are cupreous pyrite deposits, a distinctive volcex type. These occur...and even from one orebody to another in the same mine (Table 2). Why is this so? What factors govern the... . basin po#t-arc volcanism Crust Cupreous pyrite type Primitive type Besshl type Polymetalllc...Shaft Waite-Amulet E. Waite L,Dufault (Norbec) Vauze AnsU W.MacDonald (Gallen) (ore grade) {entire body) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | changes in the alteration zone at the Norbec mine, Noranda, Quebec N.A. Shriver* and W.H. MacLean Department...Sciences, McGill University,Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2A7 Canada Received: May 1, 1992/Accepted: December 18, 1992...below massive sulphide Zn-Cu ores at the Norbec mine in northwestern Quebec was outlined from drill core...size and shape of the alteration pipe at the Norbec mine generally is well defined by exploration drilling...Norbec and other massive sulphide deposits in the Noranda district. Both depletions and enrichments in K |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | deposits of this type a r e Kidd Creek, Mattagami, Vauze, etc., in the Archean rocks of the Keewatin Supergroup;...Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. 999 - . I N TE K N AT I 0 N A L G EO LO G Y R E V I E W numerous...mineralization ( Kidd Creek, Mattagami, Flin Flon, etc., in Canada; United Verde in the USA, and Mons Capri and Beam...with thin chertsulfide horizons (Vauze and Millenbach, etc. , in Canada, and Big Stubby in Australia) ;...of the massive sulfide deposits of this type in Canada are directly connected with centers of volcanic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | rhyoliticporphyryintrusions. Disseminationsand stringers of pyrite with minor chalcopyriteand sphaleriteare commonin...pyroclastics.No sulrhyolite, chert, and, rarely, pyrite fragments. The fidesare seenin the hanging-wallsequence...consistsof a rhyolite mine its size and shape. lapilli tuff to tuff brecciahavinga pyrite matrix with insignificantbasemetal...Results massivesulfidebody composedof sphalerite,pyrite, Trend surfaceanalysisof the footwalldacitictuff...adjacentwall rocks. sericite,calcite,epidote,apatite,and pyrite. In zone The watershave low K/Rb ratios (Fig. 2B) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | I. THORPE,ANDJ. M. FRANKLIN Geological Surveyof Canada,601 BoothStreet,Ottawa,Ontario,CanadaKIA OE8 Abstract...vesulfidedepositsin the Abitibi greenstone belt havebeen examined.At Noranda,whole-rockPb isotopedatafor...fieldfor the galenaPb fromoredeposits withinthe Mine sequence. The youngerPb-Pbagesandthe lackof collinearitywiththe...Schandland Davis, 1989; Wong et al., 1989, formedthe Abitibi greenstone belt havebeen well 1991;Schandlet al...isotopic studies tal processes stabilization of the Abitibi crust. (e.g., Pb-Pb: Bugnonet al., 1979; Br6vart |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | iron formation represented by rhythmic banding of pyrite and chert overlies the sulphide ore mineral- Three...the different morphotypes are shown in Table 1. Pyrite occurs both as cryptocrystalline aggregates forming...and concentration of Co along their periphery. Pyrite of a second generation has developed along with...Assemblage of ore minerals Primary Secondary Pyrite py))hpo}sp)cp)ma mpo Chalcopyrite-pyritepyrrhofite...sp)gl}asp)(sk, It, In, en, eL eb) py)(mpo, mc) Pyrite py}}hpo}sp}cp}ma mpo Chalcopyrite-pyritepyrrhotite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | I. R., 1972, Wall rock alteration at Geevor tin mine: Ussher Soc. Proc., v. 2, p. 425-434. CORNWALL...I. R., 1972, Wall-rock alteration at Geevor tin mine: Ussher Soc. Proc., v. 2, p. 425-434. PORPHYROID•IL...EconomicGeol- ogy (1976). The association between"pyrite-richstratigraphic units", quartz-eye porphyries...exploration for volcanogenicsulfide deposits,based in Noranda for a total period of six years. The interested...interested reader is referred to a publication of mine (Boldy, 1968) which dealsspecificallywith the geology of |  | | Report (issue) | | a = 9.973 Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Outokumpu mine, Finland. 3.008 (100), 1.763 (100), 1.918 (80),...86 Fe1.52 Ni1.27 )Σ=9.65 S8.00 . (2) Langis mine, Canada; by electron microprobe, corresponding to (Co6...(Co6.88 Ni1.33 )Σ=8.21 S8.00 . (3) Amianthus mine, South Africa; by electron microprobe, corresponding...arsenides in hydrothermal deposits. Association: Pyrite, marcasite, pyrrhotite, troilite, chalcopyrite...Savonranta pyrrhotite deposits and in the Outokumpu mine, northern Karelia, Finland. At Långban, Värmland |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | massivesulfidemineralization in the Noranda district, northwestern Quebec: Geol. Assoc. Canada Proc., v. 16, p. 63-81...rocks at Brunswick No. 12 sulphide deposit, N. B. Canada [abs.]: Internat. Geochem. Explor. Symposium,5th...ion target. Acknowledgments sulfide deposit, Noranda, Quebec: ECON. GEO•..,v. 70, The authors would...Spence, C. D., 1975, Volcanogenic features of the Vauze .4ND .4GE p. 102-114. Taylor, S. R., 1969, Trace...example of Kuroko mineralization [abs.]: Geol. Assoc. Canada, Cordilleran Sect., Program with Abstracts, p. |
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