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| Record Name(s) | Kathleen Iron Range - 1960, Loonskin Lake Occurrence - 1926, Mcauley Iron Prospect - 1930 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jun-29 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron
Township or Area: Esquega
Latitude: 48° 6' 11.14" Longitude: -84° 36' 46.68"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 677701.32 Northing: 5330514.99 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C02SE
Point Location Description: Ridge on the east side of Loonskin Lake
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Access is via the Loonskin Lake road to the west side of the lake (7 km north of hwy 101) and then by boat up the lake for a distance of about 2.5 km.
Pre 1918: adit. 1920?: trenching and pitting. 1959: F. Macauley - staking. 1961: Algoma Ore Properties Ltd. - dip needle, mapping, magnetometer and EM surveys.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| ESQUEGA 34 | 42C02SE0307 | 42C02SE0307 |
| ESQUEGA 15A1 | 42C02SE0019 | 42C02SE0019 |
| ESQUEGA 27 | 42C02SE0033 | 42C02SE0033 |
| ESQUEGA 31 | 42C02SE0300 | 42C02SE0300 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2900 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: OFR 5888
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The Kathleen iron formation is likely correlative with small segments of iron fromation located immediately east of the south east side of Loonskin Lake. It occurs at the same stratigraphic position as the Judith Iron Range in McMurray Township. These two ranges may represent a once continuous iron formation that has been segmented during deformation. The iron formation faces northwest.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ironstone-unsubdivided | 1 | Chert-Pyrite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate Tuff | 2 | Intermediate To Felsic | Tuff | Footwall |
| Mafic Tuff | 3 | Tuff | Hanging Wall |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The iron formation consists of granular chert and pyrite. The pyrite occurs near the bottom of the unit. Several veins of coarsely crystalline grayish siderite have also been noted within the formation. A limonitic or gossan was also described as occupying depressions and slopes north and south of the silica member. The underlying felsic metavolcanic rocks are tuffs, lapilli tuff and rare breccia and quartz-feldspar crystal tuff. Teh overlying rocks are mafic tuffs, and massive to pillowed mafic metavolcanic rocks.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Siderite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - There are no published analyses for the Kathleen iron range.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Sedimentary |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 2 | Concordant |
| 1 | Layered |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irregular | 1433 | 30 | 70 | 85 | 2900 MA | OFR 5888 |
Book - EXPL RPT - ESQUEGA 0015-A1
Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996
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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 series, Precambrian geology of Esquega Township, Wawa area, Algoma District
Publication Number: P2440 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Sage R.P., Rebic Z., Abercrombie S., Neale K., MacMillan D.W., Calvert T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - EXPL RPT - ESQUEGA 0027
Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996
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Map - Precambrian Geology, Michipicoten Greenstone Belt, Central Portion
Publication Number: P3303 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1994
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - EXPL RPT - ESQUEGA 0031
Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996
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Book - EXPL RPT - ESQUEGA 0034
Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996
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Book - Esquega Township - unpublished GDIF
Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1985
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: 92-93 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: 52 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 178 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Chabanel, Esquega, Lastheels and McMurray Townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5586 Page: 408-409 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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MonoMap - Geology of Michipicoten Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: OFR5888 Page: 69-70 Date: 1994
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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