Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Dore River Occurrence - 1968, Dore River 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-12 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron
Township or Area: Menzies
Latitude: 48° 9' .26" Longitude: -84° 52' 13.08"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 658400.76 Northing: 5335173.73 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C02NW
Point Location Description: Prominent ridge in central part of township
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 southeast and take the southernmost branch of the forestry road at the Voodoo Lake Road..
1949: Lundberg Explorations Ltd. - airborne geophysical survey, mapping. 1961-62: Algoma Ore Properties - mapping, sampling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Menzies 0011-A1 | 42C02NW0055 | 42C02NW0055 |
| Menzies 0010-A1 | 42C02NW0054 | 42C02NW0054 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Tectonic Assemblage: Wawa
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2750 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: GOO VOL 1
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Oxide Ironstone | 1 | Oxide-Facies | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 2 | Hanging Wall |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The iron formation is described as medium to fine-grained, banded granular quartz interlayered with minor amounts of magnetite and iron silicate. The iron fomration is highly siliceous. The surrounding intermediate metavolcanic rocks are described as consisting of quartz-sericite schist.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The iron formation is estimated to contain between 10 and 20% iron. Locally parts of the iron formation may contain up to 40% iron.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sedimentary |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Layered |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irregular | 762 | 18 |
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:
Book - Menzies Township - unpublished GDIF
Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1987
Author: Resident Geologist Staff
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP
Publication - Michipicoten Iron Ranges; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 147
Publication Number: GSC Memoir 147 Page: 103 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: 78-79 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 283 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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: 46 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
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