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| Record Name(s) | Sweet Lake Iron Range - 1951, Hamilton Range - 1926 |
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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-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron, Sulphur/Pyrite
Township or Area: Cowie
Latitude: 48° 10' 51.98" Longitude: -84° 24' 46.6"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 692299.09 Northing: 5339666.08 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C01NW
Point Location Description: Exposures of iron formation to the west of Sweet Lake
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The site is accessible by boat from the Whitefish Lake/Manitowik Lake system. From the north shore of Manitowik Lake the iron formation is accessible by overland traverse.
1951: Jalore Mining Co. Ltd. - mapping. 1964: Algoma Central Railway - mapping. 1975: Umex - airborne geophysical survey.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Cowie-0010 | 42C01NW0009 | 42C01NW0009 |
| Cowie-0011 | 42C01NW0016 | 42C01NW0016 |
| Cowie-0012 | 42C02NE0031 | 42C02NE0031 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Carbonate Ironstone | 1 | Carbonate-Facies | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate Schist | 2 | Intermeidate | Hanging Wall |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The iron formation extends from the west side of Forge Lake, eastward across the township to the Cowie-Debassige township line. The iron formation consists of granular white silica and pyrite lenses and nodules. To the north and south, the iron formation is in contact with pyritized sericite schist, and sheared mafic metavolcanic rocks.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
File - Resident Geologist files Debassige 0011-D1
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: SSM RGP office
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:
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
Location:
Map - Missinaibi area, Algoma District, Ontario
Publication Number: Map 2050 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1926
Author: Collins, W H; Thomson, E
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/108179
Folio - Cowie Township, District of Algoma
Publication Number: GDIF173 Date: 1997
Author: Sault Ste Marie RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Michipicoten Iron Ranges; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 147
Publication Number: GSC Memoir 147 Page: 155 Date: 1926
Author: Collins, W H; Quirke, T T; Thomson, E
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100849
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 48-49 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 156-157 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Goudreau and Michipicoten gold areas, District of Algoma
Publication Number: ARV40-04.001 Page: 50-51 Date: 1998
Author: Moore E.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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: 11 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
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