Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Back Lake Occurrence - 1963 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-12 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron
Township or Area: Macaskill
Latitude: 48° 10' 27.2" Longitude: -84° 56' 10.64"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 653420.87 Northing: 5337723.76 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C02NW
Point Location Description: Strong magnetic conductor
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Drive north along Highway 17 for approximately 28 km from the junction between Highway 17 and Highway 101. Follow the Belanger forestry road and take the south western branch of the forestry road.
1953: Algoma Ore Properties - airborne geophysics. 1962: Algoma Ore Properties - mapping. 1975: Umex - ground geophysical survey.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Macaskill-0010-A1 | 42C02NW0060 | 42C02NW0060 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Oxide Ironstone | 1 | Oxide Facies | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Intermediate To Mafic | Magnetite-Bearing | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - An airborne geophysical anomaly crosses northern Macaskill and central Knicely townships from SE to NW. One outcrop of magnetite-hematite-chert iron formation was mapped on the edge of a swamp in central Knicely township. Mafic metavolcanic rocks in the vicinity are magnetite rich.
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 5000 |
Book - Knicely Township - unpublished GDIF
Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1986
Author: Resident Geologist Staff
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP
Map - Precambrian Geology, Knicely Township
Publication Number: OFM0220 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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 - 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:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 81 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 234 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Macaskill Township - unpublished GDIF
Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1987
Author: Resident Geologist Staff
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP
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: 32 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
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