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Latest revision as of 12:50, 4 February 2026
Lake in Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
Vermilion Lake, sometimes incorrectly spelled Vermillion Lake, was a natural lake located 5Â km (3.1Â mi) northwest of the village of Temagami in Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada. It occupied the southwestern corner of geographic Strathy Township until it was dewatered in 1967 to provide initial tailings storage for the then developing Sherman Mine.[1]
This northeast-southwest trending lake had a maximum width of about 500Â m (1,600Â ft), a length of around 3Â km (1.9Â mi) and an elevation of approximately 300Â m (980Â ft). There were at least two creek inflows, including one from neighbouring O’Connor Lake.[2] The primary outflow was an unnamed creek from the south end of Vermilion Lake to Tetapaga Lake which eventually flows via the Tetapaga River, Lake Temagami, the Temagami River, the Sturgeon River, Lake Nipissing and the French River into Lake Huron.[3][2]
Vermilion Lake was situated at the south end of the Net Lake-Vermilion Lake Deformation Zone. This shear zone extends some 5Â km (3.1Â mi) to the northeast where it ends at Net Lake. The high frequency of gold occurrences in and adjacent to this zone has made it a high potential area for hosting major gold deposits.[4] One of these gold occurrences, Oslund-Hurst, was located at the northeast end of Vermilion Lake. It was named after N. Oslund and F. Hurst who staked mining claims there prior to 1941.[5]
The south end of Vermilion Lake was crosscut by banded iron formation of the Vermilion Range, which continued 2Â km (1.2Â mi) southwestwards to Iron Lake.[2] A portion of this banded iron formation originally exposed on the southeastern shore of Vermilion Lake was mined in the North Pit of Sherman Mine.[2][6]
- ^ Riddell, G. S. (1969). Annual Report for the Year 1967: Statistics of the Mineral Industry and Mining Operations in Ontario for 1967 (Report). Vol. 77. Toronto: Ontario Department of Mines. p. 68.
- ^ a b c d Barlow, A. E.; LeRoy, O. E. (1904). Geological Map of the Northeast Arm and Vermilion Iron Ranges, Lake Temagami, District of Nipissing, Ontario (Map). Geological Survey of Canada.
- ^ “The Atlas of Canada – Toporama”. Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ^ Fyon, A.J.; Crocket, J.H. (1986). Exploration Potential for Base and Precious Metal Mineralization in Part of Strathy Township (PDF) (Technical report). Government of Ontario. pp. 23a, 27a, 37. AFRI OFR5591. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
- ^ Moorhouse, W. W. (1941). Preliminary Report on the Timagami Map Area (Technical report). Ontario Department of Mines. p. 4. PR1941-04. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ Donaldson, J. A.; Garrett, R. G. (1991). Iron-Formation and Metalliferous Sediments in Central Canada. Iron-Formation in Temagami and Sherman Mine Area (Report). Geological Survey of Canada. p. 4.
