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Record: MDI41K09SE00013

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Duncan Tp-Sec 17 - 1985
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Sep-01
Date Last Modified 2022-May-17
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Iron



Location

Township or Area: Duncan

Latitude: 46° 37' .94"    Longitude: -84° 5' 59.96"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 722040.639   Northing: 5166681.891    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Grid: 41K09SE

Point Location Description: Iron formation

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: 2.3 kilometres north of the south boundary of Duncan Township, 5.75 kilometres west of the east township boundary.



Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Geological Age: Early Precambrian  



Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (P Beach) - Ferruginous chert bearing pyrite, 50 feet wide over an outcrop length of 400 feet.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicOre
2MagnetiteEconomicOre
1ChertEconomicGangue

Mineral Record Details

References

Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 25  Date: 1968

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Thesis - The Geology of the Sault Ste. Marie Map Area

Publication Number: PhD Thesis Page: 69  Date: 1963

Author: Hay, R.E.

Publisher Name: McGill University

Location: SSM RGP


Publication - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario

Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 124  Date: 1985

Author: Rose, D.G.

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999


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