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| Record Name(s) | Josephine-Bartlett Iron Range - 1946, Bartlett Iron Range - 1911, Britannia Range - 1984 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1984-Aug-31 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Oct-20 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron
Township or Area: Corbiere
Latitude: 48° 7' 12.14" Longitude: -84° 35' 52.68"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 678759.16 Northing: 5332432.92 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C02SE
Point Location Description: Occurrence 10 map P.2607
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The iron range stretches from Parks Lake on the south-west to an un-named lake east of Kimbal Lake in the east. The iron range is accessible by overland traverse from the end of the Loonskin Lake road (Bauldry Lake turnaround), for a distance of 4.5 km.
1911-1916: Algoma Steel Corporation Ltd. - trenching at 100 foot spacings, 4 ddh (3817.5 feet); 1946-47 - 111 ddh (36,646.5 feet); 1958- airborne magnetic survey, dip needle survey.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Corbiere-0021 | 42C02SE0003 | 42C02SE0003 |
| Corbiere-0013 | 42C02SE8831 | 42C02SE8831 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Tectonic Assemblage: Wawa
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2750 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: OFR 5888
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The Bartlett-Josephine iron range is a typical Michipicoten-style iron formation occurring at the top of cycle one intermediate to mafic metavolcanics and at the base of cycle two intermediate to mafic metavolcnaic rocks. The iron range is terminated on the east by the Marsden Fault which has juxtaposed granite next to the iron formation. The stratigraphy of the iron formation is north-facing. On the north, the iron formation is in contact with clastic metasedimentary rocks that have been metamorphosed to biotite schist. To the south the rocks consist of brecciated intermediate to felsic metavolcanic rocks.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Carbonate Ironstone | 1 | Carbonate Facies | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felsic Tuff-Breccia | 2 | Felsic To Intermediate | Tuff And Breccia | Footwall |
| Siltstone | 3 | Thinly Banded | Footwall |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The iron formation consists of strongly banded carbonate facies iron formation. Chert is finely to coarsely banded or brecciated. The siderite-pyrite deposits occur to the footwall side of the iron formation. It consists of siderite at the stratigraphic bottom grading upward through pyrite and chert.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siderite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The average grade of the iron formation in 1911 was estimated to be 40.72% Fe, 4.61% Si, 3.54% S and 0.008% Ph. Between the depth of 2714 and 2810 feet the grade was estimated to be 41.02% Fe, 7.55% Si, 17.48% S, 1.75% Mn. It was estimated that a sinter of 58.36% Fe could be produced from the siderite.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sedimentary |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Breccia |
| 2 | Concordant |
| 3 | Stratiform |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | 5890 | 45 | 90 | 85 | 2750 MA | OFR 5888 |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartlett-Josephine A-D | 1946 | Possible | 7555788 | OFR 5587 | Iron 58.36 NA |
File - Resident Geologist files WP Esquega.33
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Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: SSM RGP office
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 - Josephine-Bartlett iron range, Township 28, Range 25 [Corbiere Township], District of Algoma, Ontario
Publication Number: M1946-08 Scale: 1:9,600 Date: 1997
Author: Moore E.S., Armstrong H.S., Morrison W.F., Collins W.H., Quirke T.T., Thomson E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Folio - Corbiere Township, District of Algoma
Publication Number: GDIF297 Date: 1997
Author: Sault Ste Marie RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Corbiere Township, Algoma District
Publication Number: P2607 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1984
Author: Sage R.P., Calvert T., Epstein R., England D., Koscinsko K., Worona R., Oudkerk G., Inasi J., Lockwood M.B., Thomas D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Michipicoten Iron Ranges; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 147
Publication Number: GSC Memoir 147 Page: 93-94 Date: 1926
Author: Collins, W H; Quirke, T T; Thomson, E
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100849
Part - Iron deposits in the District of Algoma
Publication Number: ARV55-04.001 Page: 37-58 Date: 1997
Author: Moore E.S., Armstrong H.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 58 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 148 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Abotossaway, Corbiere, Leclaire and Musquash Townships and Part of Dunphy Township, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5587 Page: 249-250 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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