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| Record Name(s) | Opeepeesway Iron - 1984, Little Rush River - 1968, Canoe Lake Occurrence - 1968 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1994-Jun-02 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron
Township or Area: Huffman
Latitude: 47° 35' 33.31" Longitude: -82° 8' 27.68"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 414217.4 Northing: 5271650.15 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 41O09SE
Point Location Description: A 3x4m water filled pit supposedly 6m deep besides the old portage on a banded iron formation
Location Method: Field Visit with GPS
Access Description: The easiest access to the area is via Opeepeesway Lake to the old portage on the Little Rush River. The boat launch for Opeepeesway Lake is at the old Jerome Mine.
1907: Mr. Leith explored the iron formations in the area for their iron potential on behalf of other interests. It was probably during this period that a short shaft was sunk on the iron formation. 1963: Denison Mines carried out a geological mapping and ground geophysical survey which covered the area just north of the prospect. 2007-2008: Augen Gold Corp. : airborne electromagnetic, aeromagnetic and radiometric surveys; performed prospecting and sampling
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-5671 / 2.37373 | 20000002805 | 20000002805 |
| T-5852 / 2.40516 | 20000003874 | 20000003874 |
| 2.20509 | 41O09SE2005 | 41O09SE2005 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Swayze
Tectonic Assemblage: Ridout
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2724 +/-4 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: OF 3384F
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ironstone-unsubdivided | 1 | Siliceous Banded Iron Formation | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Adjacent |
Dec 07, 2005 (S Fumerton) - The banded iron formation consists of thinly bedded chert, graphitic shale and some carbonate beds. The beds are between 2 and 10cm thick with a strong hematite stain on the weathered surface.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (S Fumerton) - The iron formation is very lean and thin remobilised veins of massive fine grained pyrite occur adjacent to the chert beds within the shale beds. These veins are largely parallel to the bedding but locally discordant at a shallow angle. Pyrite forms about 10% of the rock and the iron formation is approximately 10m thick.
| Commodity | Analytical Method | Digestion Method | Result | Unit | Limit | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper | Unknown | .0596 | % | |||
| Gold | Unknown | .04 | ppm | |||
| Lead | Unknown | .0015 | % | |||
| Molybdenum | Unknown | .0001 | % | |||
| Nickel | Unknown | .0035 | % | |||
| Silver | Unknown | .6 | ppm | |||
| Zinc | Unknown | .0088 | % |
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sedimentary |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stratiform |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabular | 10 | 90 | 90 | N/A | N/A |
Book - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 41O-53 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Map - Geological series, Jerome area (east), District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P2370 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1980
Author: Siragusa G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Huffman Township and Part of Arbutus Township
Publication Number: OFM0212 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1993
Author: Siragusa G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Geology of the Opeepeesway Lake area
Publication Number: ARV44-07.001 Page: 9 Date: 1997
Author: Laird H.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geology, Swayze greenstone belt, Opeepeesway Lake, Ontario
Publication Number: OF 3384f Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1999
Author: Heather, K B; Shore, G T
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/210454
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 341 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Preliminary report on Woman river and ridout map areas, Sudbury district, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 157
Publication Number: GSC Mem 157 Page: 26-27 Date: 1929
Author: Emmons, R.C. and Thomson, E.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100840
MonoMap - Mineral Prospects of the Swayze Greenstone Belt (Volume 1, Parts of NTS 41 O and Volume 2, Parts of NTS 41 P, 42 A and 42 B)
Publication Number: OFR5912 Page: 28-29 Date: 1995
Author: Fumerton S.L., Houle K.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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