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Record: MDI41P11NE00025

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Big Four Lake - 1981
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1981-Jan-30
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-02
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Iron



Location

Township or Area: MacMurchy

Latitude: 47° 38' 48.43"    Longitude: -81° 10' 48.08"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 486479.867   Northing: 5277058.938    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 41P11NE

Point Location Description: Centre of more northerly island of IF at property #4 (Map 2365), Big Four L, NW corner of township

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

ALGOMA TYPE, RELATED DEPOSIT: 4KM ENE HOUSTON LAKE JASPER DEPOSIT, SEE REF(3).


Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5HematiteEconomicOre
10MagnetiteEconomicOre
15PyriteEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Macmurchy and Tyrrell townships, Sudbury and Timiskaming districts

Publication Number: M2365 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1977

Author: Carter M.W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

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Mono - Report Of The Ontario Iron Ore Committee With Appendix 1923

Publication Number: NSP013 Scale:     Date: 1998

Author:

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Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC011 Scale:     Date: 1968

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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MonoMap - Geology of Macmurchy and Tyrrell townships, districts of Sudbury and Timiskaming

Publication Number: R152 Scale:     Date: 1977

Author: Carter M.W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

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