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Record: MDI41N15NW00061

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Algoma Steel Anomaly #1 - 1979, Lendrum A Iron Formation - 1968, Legarde-Andre Iron Prospect - 1913
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Jan-08
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-12
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Iron



Location

Township or Area: Lendrum

Latitude: 47° 57' 25.39"    Longitude: -84° 55' 6.39"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 655400.18   Northing: 5313623.72    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Grid: 41N15NW

Point Location Description: Anomaly on airborne magnetic map

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: The site is accessible by a 500 m traverse south from the Harbour Road. Alternatively, the site is accessible by boat from Lake Superior (Perraults Beach) and overland to the site.



Exploration History

1979-80: Algoma Steel Company - airborne geophysical survey, mapping.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
BOSTWICK 12 41N15NW0006 41N15NW0006
WP LENDRUM 9
WP CHABANEL 22

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Wawa

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Michipicoten

Tectonic Assemblage: Catfish

Geological Age: Neoarchean   Geochronological Age: 2.7 MA   Geochron. Age Ref.: GOO VOL 1

Metamorphism Type: Regional

Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Ironstone-unsubdivided 1 Host
Mafic massive flow 2 Massive, Sheared Near

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The occurrence is composed of zones of graphite and graphitic chert interbedded with felsic intrusive and mafic metavolcanic rocks. The mafic metavolcanic rocks are highly carbonated and sheared.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - There are no reported assays for this occurrence.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Sedimentary
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Sheared

Mineral Zones - Size and Shape

Rank: 1       Structure Type: Shear

Zone Name: Detour Lake - Rank 1
Shape Length Thickness Depth Strike Dip Plunge Trend Age Reference
Unknown 3

References

File - Resident Geologist files WP Lendrum.9, WP Chabanel.22

Publication Number: Date:

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: SSM RGP


Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Lendrum Township and parts of Gros Cap I.R. 49, Algoma District

Publication Number: P2681 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1983

Author: Massey N.W.D., Jennings E.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Book - Lendrum Township - unpublished GDIF

Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1987

Author: Resident Geologist Staff

Publisher Name:

Location: Timmins RGP


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 compilation series, Wawa sheet, districts of Algoma and Sudbury

Publication Number: P0640 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1997

Author: Leahy E.J., Rupert R.J., Giblin P.E., Giguere J.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs

Location:


Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 78  Date: 1968

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Geology of the Mishewawa Lake area, District of Algoma

Publication Number: OFR5532 Page: 90  Date: 1985

Author: Massey N.W.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base

Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 253  Date: 1991

Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Publication - Michipicoten Iron Ranges; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 147

Publication Number: GSC Memoir 147 Page: 79  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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