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| Record Name(s) | Algoma Steel Anomaly #2 - 1979, Lendrum E Iron Formation - 1968, Michipicoten Harbour Showing - 1985 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc, Copper
Township or Area: Lendrum
Latitude: 47° 57' 46.23" Longitude: -84° 52' 41.83"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 658380.21 Northing: 5314348.71 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N15NW
Point Location Description: Roadcut approximately 1. 6 km west of Michipicoten Mission
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The occurrence is on the south side of the Harbour Road approximately 1.6 km west of the Michpicoten Mission.
1979-81: Algoma Steel Company - airborne geophysical survey, mapping, ground geophysical survey.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| BOSTWICK 12 | 41N15NW0006 | 41N15NW0006 |
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 | Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 1 | Graphitic Shale | Host |
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| Mafic pillowed flow | 2 | Pillowed | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A unit of sulphide-bearing metasediments occurs intercalated with pillowed mafic metavolcanic rocks. The host metasediments are graphitic slates and laminted chert. Sulphides are disseminated throughout the metasediments with some thin layers of semi-massive to massive sulphide.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Assays up to 0.25% Cu and 0.65% Zn have been reported.
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 30 | 12 |
File - Resident Geologist files WP Chabanel-22
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Location: SSM RGP office
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
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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: 91 Date: 1985
Author: Massey N.W.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 256 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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