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MDI41N15NW00061
| Record Name(s) | Algoma Steel Anomaly #1 - 1979, Lendrum A Iron Formation - 1968, Legarde-Andre Iron Prospect - 1913 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-12 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron
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.
1979-80: Algoma Steel Company - airborne geophysical survey, mapping.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| BOSTWICK 12 | 41N15NW0006 | 41N15NW0006 |
| WP LENDRUM 9 | ||
| WP CHABANEL 22 |
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
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ironstone-unsubdivided | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic massive flow | 2 | Massive, Sheared | Near |
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.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - There are no reported assays for this occurrence.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sedimentary |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sheared |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 3 |
File - Resident Geologist files WP Lendrum.9, WP Chabanel.22
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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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