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| Record Name(s) | Smith-Travers-Laforest - 1915, Sweet Lake Iron Range - 1919 |
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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-07 |
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Primary Commodities: Sulphur/Pyrite
Township or Area: Debassige
Latitude: 48° 10' 42.73" Longitude: -84° 23' 45.95"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 693561.1 Northing: 5339423.03 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C01NW
Point Location Description: Pits on southwest shore of Sweet Lake
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The best access to the area is by boat from Whitefish Lake lodge to the north west shore of Manitowik Lake, and then overland traverse to Sweet Lake.
1915-1916: Smith, Travers and Laforest - trenching. 1951: Jalore Mining Company - mapping, property visit. 1963: Acme Oil and Gas Ltd. - airborne geophysics. 1985: G. Cyr - airborne geophysics. 1998: Canabrava Diamond Corporation - airborne geophysics. 1998-2000: Porcheron and Bowes - prospecting.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| WP Debassige.04 | 42C01NW2001 | 42C01NW2001 |
| WP Debassige.07 | 42C01NW2004 | 42C01NW2004 |
| Debassige 0011-E1 | 42C01NW0415 | 42C01NW0415 |
| Finan-0036 | 42C08NE0044 | 42C08NE0044 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sulphide Ironstone | 1 | Sulphide-Facies | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granodiorite | 2 | Near | ||
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 3 | Sericitic | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The upper portion of the iron formaiton consists of quartz with disseminated pyrite. Limonite is exposed on the surface near the pits. Nodules of pyrite have been observed in the schists found in contact with the iron formation. The shcist consists of pyrite and sericite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | 457 | 3 | 260 |
File - Resident Geologist files Debassige 0011-D1, WP Debassige.05, WP Debassige.06
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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:
Publication - Sulphur and pyrites in Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Memoir no. 118
Publication Number: CMB Mem 118 Page: 61 Date: 1952
Author: Janes, T.H.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/296357
Folio - Debassige Township, District of Algoma
Publication Number: GDIF174 Date: 1997
Author: Sault Ste Marie RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Pyrite deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC005 Page: 29 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 165 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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