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Record: MDI41P14NE00037

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Strange Lake Pit - 1947
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1981-Apr-09
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-28
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Iron



Location

Township or Area: Midlothian

Latitude: 47° 53' 36.62"    Longitude: -81° 1' 2.76"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 498697   Northing: 5304464.005    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 41P14NE

Point Location Description: Pit

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1971: Denison Mines Ltd. - ground geophysics, mapping, geochemistry, DD-2


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
KL-0662 2.491 41P14NE0033 41P14NE0033

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Sedimentary Unconsolidated-unsubdivided 1 Is
Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided 2 Rhyolite Contains

Lithology Comments

Sep 29, 2011 (A Wilson) - Bog iron was identified west of Strange Lake.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicGangue
2MarcasiteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Sep 29, 2011 (A Wilson) - Selected samples from a pit returned the following analysis: 74.19% Fe2O3, 0.10% SiO2, 18.94% H2O, and 6.67% C



Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Township of Midlothian, District of Timiskaming, Ontario

Publication Number: M1947-04 Scale: 1:12,000    Date: 1997

Author: Marshall H.I.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Part - Geology of Midlothian Township

Publication Number: ARV56-05 Scale:     Date: 1997

Author: Marshall H.I.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC011 Scale:     Date: 1968

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Midlothian Township, District of Timiskaming

Publication Number: P0386 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

Author: Bright E.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Halliday and Midlothian townships, Sudbury and Timiskaming districts

Publication Number: M2187 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1970

Author: Bright E.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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