References to Reports Treating of Mineral Occurence in Saguenay County 9 .P9
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GM 09383 REFERENCES TO REPORTS TREATING OF MINERAL OCCURENCE IN SAGUENAY COUNTY 9 .P9 References to reports treatin& of mineral occurrences in~SAGÛENAY COUNTY. t ~C COPPER LITTLE MECATINA RIVER, Saguenay County. R.C.C. & M. 1898,:p. 271. In the river as high up as the fifth fall on some islets which border the rapids toward the right bank, chalcopyrite is found in small quantity in a schistoid gneiss. YVi TERRE FERME DE MINGAN SEIGNIORY, Saguenay county. Quetachou-Manicouagan R.C.C.M. 1898 p. 267. Copper sulphide occurs :a a islet near Quetachou.-Manicouagan Watchichou R.C.C.L. 1883 p, 134. A copper deposit of importance is reported to occur at Watchichou. The copper minerals being found in a quartz gangue. IRON SAND BET3IAMITES Township, Saguenay county. 1-1 to 6 M. & M. p. 23. DUVAL Township, Saguenay county. Natashquan Pointe R.C.C.L. 1898, p. 269. KEGASHfA Township, Saguenay county. LAFLECHE Township, Saguenay county. Block A-M. & M. p. 23. LAVAL Township, Saguenay county. 1- 2 to 5 M. & M. p. 25 11- 8 to 15 111- 23 to 28 LETELLIER Township, Saguenay county. 1 - D.E. M. & M. p. 23 1- to 20 Pointe aux Barques M. Op. 1901, p. 27 IRON SAND Continued MOISIE Township, Saguenay county. Blocks A.B.C.D. Moisie river, M. Op. 1911, p. 135 ST.AUGUSTIN RIVER, Saguenay county. Magnetic iron sand has been observed at many places along the- St. Augustin river. Geop. Soc. Philadelphia. Bull. Vol. Xl, No. 1. p. 9 L RE FERME DE MINGAN SEIGNIORY, Riviére h Bouleau, Saguenay Co, R.C.C.M. 18989 p. 275. Pointe A Bibi Black Pointe, Little Lakes and North West Point. Dock Bay, M. Op. 1899, p. 10 TERRE FERME DE MINGAN SEIGNIORY, Saguenay County. St. John river, M. Op. 1911, p. 151. MAGNETITE SAGUENAY DISTRICT Little Matonipi lake. Ungava p. 133 On the portage route past the upper part of the Mouchalagan river, thick bands of magnetite were met with on the Little Matonipi Lake, and on the portage leading ward from the larger lake. Large masses of similar ore were also seen on- the Mouchoulagan river, so that it appears that this deposit May traced than forty miles along the strike. TITANIFEROUS ORE LETELLIER Township, Saguenay county. On the river Des Rapides are found deposits of titaniferous magnetite. Block D-. Cran de Per Falls. Molson's property M. Op. 1911,p. 108 Block P- Outarde falls.- p. 115 ARNAUD Township, Saguenay county. Ste-Marguerite river,, near Clark City. M. Op. 1911, p. 119. Gabbro anorthosite carrying disseminated titaniferous magnetite. Block E. Gagnon's deposit. M. Op. 1911, p. 114,E TERRE FERME DE MINGAN SEIGNIORY, Saguenay countye Chaloupe river -11.-Op. 1911, p._128 In gray anorthosite are Parallel bands up to ten feet in Width. TITANIFEROUS ORE Continued heavily charged with titano magnetite. Cap Rond - p. 130 Narrow strips of titano magnetite in a gneissic anorthosite. Thunder river, p. 3.33 Pear shape body. 50 by 35 feet of titanic iron ore in a fine grey anorthosite. St-John River, p. 134 Small pocket:; of titanic iron ore accompanied by large crystals of hornblende in anorthosite. MOLYBDENITE CERY Township, Saguenay county. Ben Reedts river C.C. & M. 18980 p. 272. A vein of molybdenite ore is reported to occur on the east side of the river. LA GORGEN±ERE Township,. Saguenay county. Olomanoshibou or Romaine river. R.C.C. & M. 1898, p. 271. Wachicoutai - R.C,C. & M. 1898, p. 270. Crystals of molybdenite occur in a vein of quartz. ST=VINCENT Township, Saguenay county. Little Meccatina river, C.C. & M. 1898, p. 271 Half a mile east of the entrance of Little Meccatina river there is a vein containing ;molybdenite,, TERRE FERME DE MINGAN SEIGNIORY, Saguenay county. Quetachou-Manicouagan R.C,C.L. 18839 p. 136 Molybdenite occurs in a venin of white feldspar rock. The ore is free from arsenic antimony, bismuth and copper. Victor's Bay C,C. & M. 1898, p. 266 Isolated crystals of molybdenite have been found in short veins of quartz cutting a feldspar rock. TITANIUM TERRE FERME DE MINGAN SEIGNIORY, Saguenay county. Anse Verte R.C.C, & M. 1898, p. 275, Bands of ilmenite can be seen in the face of a bluff at Anse Verte (Green Bay) BIOTI`i'E MUSQUARRq RIVER, Saguenay county. R.C.O. & M. 1898, p. 270. FELDSPAR BERGERONNES township, Saguenay county. Block G. MeGie mine R.C.C.L. 1892, p. 89. The pegmatite body is reported to possess a width of from 25 to 70 feet, and to extend for over 500 yards. Block H. Beaver Lake mine C.M. Br. No. 401, p. 48. 'DE MONTS Township, Saguenay county. Pointe des Monts R.C.C.L. 1883, p. 118. Veins of pink and white feldspar occur. at Pointe des Monts. LA FLECWR Township,. Saguenay county. Pointe St. Gilles R.C.C.L. 1883, p. 117. Quartzeous gneiss cut by veins of a red feldspar, of from a few inches to a few feet in width. TERRE FERME DE MINGAN SEIGNIORY, Saguenay county. Quetachou-Manicouagan M. Op. 1924, p. 93. The feldspar is microcline of a light cream colour with quartz graphically intergrown, TERRE FERME DE MINGAN SEIGNIORY, Saguenay county. Watchichou - R.C.C.L. 1889, p, 96, TREMBT:AY Township, Chicoutimi Vlll - Off, Rec, 1928, ICELAND SPAR Ile â la Chasse, Saguenay county. (Hunting Island) R. C. C.M. 1898, p. 265. On the Southern slope of Hunting Island, near the old Betchwun trading post, veins of very pire ca,lc spar have been found con- taining large transparent crystals., ROMAINE LIVER, Saguenay county. (U:ngava p, 134) Precious Labradorite is found or the shores of Romaine river above the burnt lakes. FLUORITE TERRE FERME DE MINGAN SEIGNIORY, Saguenay County. Manitou river, R.C.C.L. 1884, p. 97. At Manitou river the large veins of light blue jasper dashed with red, and calcite containing octahedral crystals of green fluorite are met with. GARNETS LA FLECHE, Saguenay county. Pointe St. Gilles, R.C.C.L. 1883, p. 122. Red sand is found, of which the greatest partis garnet. MANICOUAGAN RIVER, Saguenay county. G.S.C. N,S., V111, 239 L. On Chesmnp and Kiksskuagan portages, on the Manicouagan river, A.P. Law mentions occurrences of garnetiferous gneiss. MOUCHALAGAN LAS, Saguenay county. G.S.C. N.S., V111 P. 240L Fine-Banded, red and grey garnetiferous mica hornblende gneiss, on edge, are exposed on the west side of the lake. 'r aRE FERME DE MINGAN SEIGNIORY, Saguenay county. Sheldroke river. Off, Rec. Samples of very rich garnetiferous sands have been brought from the mouth of the river, GRAPHITE' ` MOUCHELAGAN LAKE, 'Saguenay district. G.S.C. N.S., V111 p. 104A Mica schistose close to the crystalline limestones of contain large quantities of graphite. OCHRE BETSIAMITES, Township, Saguenay county. O•eremi Islets. R.C.C.L. 1883, p, 120. At about one mile from the coast, on the right side of a small brook, an important deposit of red ochre is seen in certain places resting on some black ochre. DE MONTS Township, Saguenay county. St. Augustin Bay. OCHRE Continued Block Co & D. R.C.C.L. 1883g, p. 121. A deposit of yellow ochre extends on a front of over one mile. IBERVILLE Township, Saguenay county. 1-18 11- 19 to 22 M. Op. 1921, p. 59. Iron oxide has been deposited in a more or less crescent-shaped deposit or series of deposits, about three fourths of a mile in length along the southern margin of a very large bag. Twelve feet of ochre was discovered in one place. 111- 23, 24, 25. M. Op. 1913, p. 59. The ochres are of a brown colour yellow more or less pale, white at the bottom and resting on peat. LES ESCOUMAINSr Township, Saguenay county. R.C.C.L. 1883, p. 119. Signs of red ochre are noticeable, on a plateau of sligit ele- vation. MANICO UAGAN_Township, Saguenay county. 1 to V1 M. & M. p. 36. TERRE F RME DE MINGAN SEIGNIORY, Saguenay county. Le Dock Bay M. op. 1899, p. 10. On a point there is a thickness of ten inches of black sand surmounted by five inches of yellow ochre. JASPER TERRE FERME DE MINGAN SEIGNIORY, Saguenay county. Manitou river, R.C.C.L. 1884, p. 97. The veins of jasper are of a large dimension. KAOLIN 'L'JKRE FERME DE MINGAN SEIGNIORY, Saguenay county. Victor or Appititatte Bay R.C.C.L. 1884, p. 94. White clay has been found in a very friable coarse graine4 gnei s s . uerr .ns/ a saIrr• •••", LELBRr1DORITE TERRE FERME DE MINGAN SEIGNIORY, Saguenay county. Ri.vidre-au-Tonnerre (Thunder River) R.C.C.L. 1884, p. 97. The rock at this point is of a light ashen grey colour stewn with crystals, mostly rather long giving pale blue or sky blue reflections. MICA BERGERONNES Township, Saguenay cauity. River Bas-de-Soie. Lake Castor. Block F Cassette brook. Block G. (McGie) R.C.C.L. 1892, p, 89. V1,- 38 & 39 Off. Rec. SAGUENAY Township, Saguenay county. Rividre-arm:-Canards. M. Op. 1903, p. 62. TADOUSSAC'Township, Saguenay county. 111 R.C.C.L. 1892, p. 89. TERRE FERME DE MINGAN SEIGNIORY, Saguenay county. Piashtibaie (Piastre-Bay) R.C.C. & M. 1898, p. 266. TERRE FERME DE MINGAN SEIGNIORY, Saguenay county. Ouetachou-Manicouagan C.C. & M. 1898, p. 267. Watchichou.R.C.C.L. 1883, P. 136. MINERAL WATER MANICO UAGAN Township, Saguenay county. M. Op. 1898, p, 48. MUSCOVITE BERGERONNES Township, Saguenay county.