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| Record Name(s) | Sir James Dunn Mine - 1958, Siderite Hill - 1871, Eleanor Iron Range - 1902 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine With Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1980-Jul-22 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jan-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron
Township or Area: Chabanel
Latitude: 48° 2' 35.64" Longitude: -84° 40' 24.47"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 673399 Northing: 5323724 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C02SE
Point Location Description: open pit
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: The site is accessible by taking the Sir James Dunn/Loonskin Lake access road that meets highway 101 at the east end of Wawa Lake. The pit is located approximately 2 km north of highway 101. The pit is accessible by climbing under the gate and walking approximately 200 m up the hill.
1877: part of mining locations issued to J. W. Johnston. 1948: Algoma Ore Properties - acquisition of property, diamond drilling (58 659 ft). 1956-1957: Algoma Ore Properties - stripping of deposit, building of railroad spur and construction of surface facilities. 1958-1967: Algoma Ore Properties - mining. 1966: Algoma Ore Properties - incline started on north side of pit in preparation to recover underground reserves; no underground production took place.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Chabanel-0021/ 63.3619 | 42C02SE8788 | 42C02SE8788 |
| Chabanel 0038 | 42C02SE0093 | 42C02SE0093 |
| Chabanel 0026 | 42C02SE0084 | 42C02SE0084 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Tectonic Assemblage: Wawa
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2750 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: OFR5888
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The Eleanor Iron Range is one of the 32 separate iron ranges that make up the Michipicoten Iron Formation. It is the eastern extension of the Helen Iron Range and occurs in a wedge-shaped block bounded on the west and east by branches of the Mildred Lake Fault and on the south by the Wawa-Hawk-Manitowik Lakes fault. The iron range is cut in 3 segments by north-south trending faults that have a horizontal displacement of approximately 600 feet.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Breccia-unsubdivided | 1 | Siderite | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbonate Ironstone | 2 | Carbonate Facies | Massive | Host |
| Felsic Tuff | 3 | Rhyolitic | Tuff | Footwall |
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 4 | Mafic To Intermediate | Massive To Pillowed | Hanging Wall |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The iron formation consists of three members, banded chert, pyrite member and the carbonate member. All production has been from the carbonate/siderite member. The siderite ranges from light grey to pale buff and is generally massive with some local laminations. The argillite-pyrite-graphite facies of the iron formation is well exposed on the north wall of the pit. Sulphide occurs as euhedal pyrite as well as cryptoalgal matte pyrite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siderite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Chert | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The average grade of the deposit, reported in 1964, was 34% Fe, 7% SiO2 and 2% Mn.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sedimentary |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Concordant |
| 2 | Massive |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | 790 | 76 | 45 | 90 | 2750 MA | OFR5888 |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir James Dunn | 1966 | Unclassified | 65454545 | OFR5587, p. 381 | Iron 34 % |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 8105045 |
Iron |
Algoma Ore Division - Internal Report | ore was blended with Helen ore to form Algoma sinter - total volume unknown |
File - Resident Geologist files McMurray 0014-A1, Chabanel 0038 ACR
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: SSM RGP office
Journal - Canadian Mining Journal, p. 81-83
Publication Number: CMJ V77 no. 11 Date: 1996
Author:
Publisher Name: Canadian Mining Journal
Location: SSM RGO
Map - Michipicoten area, compilation sheet, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0184 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Goodwin A.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, McMurray Township and parts of surrounding townships, formerly Township 29, Range 23, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0828 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1973
Author: Rupert R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of Chabanel Township, Algoma District
Publication Number: P2439 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Sage R.P., Rebic Z., Abercrombie S., Neale K., MacMillan D.W., England D., Calvert T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Michipicoten Greenstone Belt, Central Portion
Publication Number: P3303 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1994
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Folio - Chabanel Township - unpublished GDIF
Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1997
Author: Resident Geologist Staff
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location: SSM RGO
Part - Iron deposits in the District of Algoma
Publication Number: ARV55-04.001 Page: 83-86 Date: 1997
Author: Moore E.S., Armstrong H.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 69 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 136 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Chabanel, Esquega, Lastheels and McMurray Townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5586 Page: 380-381 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of McMurray Township and parts of surrounding townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5283 Page: 62-64 Date: 1979
Author: Rupert R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Michipicoten Iron Ranges; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 147
Publication Number: GSC Memoir 147 Page: 87-88 Date: 1926
Author: Collins, W H; Quirke, T T; Thomson, E
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100849
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