Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Goose Lake Iron Prospect - 1957, Dillon Property - 1967, Shaw Iron - 1968, Blum Prospect / Rollex Claims - 1967, Timnor Iron Ore Project - 2013 |
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| Related Record Type | Compound |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1990-Dec-17 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron
Township or Area: Shaw, Whitney
Latitude: 48° 26' 35.29" Longitude: -81° 8' 23.65"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 489653.45 Northing: 5365564.17 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A06NE
Point Location Description: NW trending iron formations that cross the Whitney-Shaw township boundaries
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The property is accessible via the Langmuir/Redstone Road, which extends southward from Tisdale Street in South Porcupine.
1961-70: Goose Lake Iron Mines/J. H. Dillon - trenching, sampling, diamond drilling, metallurgical testing. 1967: Algoma Ore Division - sampling, geophysical survey. 2010-11: 99 Capital Corporation - ground magnetometer, EM. 2013: Stonewater Resources Limited - metallurgical testing, scoping study, mineralogy, sampling, DD, engineering study.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-6205/ 2.47120 | 20000006069 | 20000006069 |
| T-6208/2.46806 | 20000005832 | 20000005832 |
| T-6226/ 2.47398 | 20000006118 | 20000006118 |
| T-6233/ 2.47626 | 20000006204 | 20000006204 |
| T-6711 / 2.55037 | 20000008293 | 20000008293 |
| T-0518 / 12 | 42A06NE0335 | 42A06NE0335 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Tectonic Assemblage: Deloro
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ironstone-unsubdivided | 1 | Host |
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Jul 10, 2007 (A Wilson) - The sequence consists of NW-trending discontinuous bands of iron formation with moderate dips to the NE. Individual zones range from less than 1 foot by 70 feet to 300 feet by 2 miles. The iron formation consists of chert, jasper, siderite, chlorite and magnetite with numerous pyrite-pyrrhotite zones.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Hematite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Goethite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Dolomite | Economic | Gangue |
Jan 12, 2015 (D Draper) - Two grab samples of iron formation taken by Algoma Ore returned 51.7% and 57.5% Fe.
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A small portion of the head sample gave the following results: 31.38% acid soluble iron; 31.40% total iron; 52.90 insoluble; 0.34% TiO2; 0.13% Ph)5; 0.018% S.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sedimentary |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Concordant |
| 2 | Layered |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabular | 8000 | 25 | 45 |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Lake Iron Prospect | 1965 | Unclassified | 100000000 | assessment file T-0518 | Iron 68.8 Percent |
File - Resident Geologist files T-5001
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP office
Map - Timmins data series, Shaw Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P2091 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1980
Author: Hunt D.S., Maharaj D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - The Porcupine gold area, second report
Publication Number: ARV21-01.005 Page: 213-216 Date: 1998
Author: Burrows A.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Map - Shaw Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P0343 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Carlson H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Ogden, Deloro and Shaw townships, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: OFR5012 Page: 43-44, 75-76, 111 Date: 1997
Author: Carlson H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Timmins, Precambrian geology
Publication Number: M2455 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1982
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 127 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological Compilation of the Timmins Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: P3379 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1998
Author: Ayer J.A., Trowell N.F.
Publisher Name:
Location:
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: 197 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
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