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| Record Name(s) | Frances Mine Prospect - 1954, Frances Hill-Brotherton Iron Range - 1902, Frances Mine Iron Formation - 1905, Brotherton Hill Deposit - 1977 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1983-Sep-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Hematite (Gemstones)
Township or Area: Killins
Latitude: 48° 13' 51.46" Longitude: -85° 7' 5.38"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 639746.25 Northing: 5343682.9 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C03NE
Point Location Description: Frances Hill
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The site is accessible via the Eagle River Mine/Paint Lake road. Drive west along the road for approximately 11.5 km to a disused forestry road heading along the south shore of Paint Lake. The iron range occurs on the west side of Frances Hill south of Rawlinson Pond (local name).
1902: Algoma Commercial Company - 77.3 foot shaft, 95 feet of crosscutting, 4 ddh (1028 ft, 2 drill holes from bottom of shaft (521 ft). 1952: Jalore Mining Company - mapping. 1955: Algoma Ore Properties - 1 ddh (860 ft). 1971: Acme Oil and Gas - airborne geophysics, ground geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Killins 0013 | 42C07SW0003 | 42C07SW0003 |
| Keating-0011 | 42C03NW0050 | 42C03NW0050 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Magnetite Ironstone | 1 | Chert-Hematite | Banded | Host |
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Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The Frances Hill iron formation consists of grey, laminated, locally brecciated sugary chert plus hematite. The outer zone of iron formation consists of well banded chert with intercalated siderite and pyrite, surrounding a central zone of banded and brecciated chert with hematite. Local folding is present but it is uncertain as to whether it is tectonic or primary. Two steeply north dipping faults cut the iron formation and adjacent to these faults the iron formation is brecciated and filled with secondary hematite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hematite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Siderite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The hematite occurs both as a hard massive, red type and as a soft yellow ore with quartz impurities. The hematite occurs in four seams from 15-30 m long and from 1.5 to 3 m wide. The hard red ore assays 63.10% Fe, 6.34% Si, 0.09% S and 0.27% Ph. Assays of the soft ore averaged: 50.26% Fe, 19.10% Si, 0.11% S and 0.25% Ph.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Sedimentary |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Layered |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 419 | 284 |
Map - Precambrian Geology, Killins Township
Publication Number: OFM0219 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 - Operation Pukaskwa, University River sheet, districts of Thunder Bay and Algoma
Publication Number: P0507 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: Bennett G., Thurston P.C., Giguere J.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Leduc Township, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: P0540 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Mackasey W.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - University River, Algoma and Thunder Bay districts
Publication Number: M2333 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1976
Author: Bennett G., Thurston P.C., Giguere J.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division 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: 85-86 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Pukaskwa River-University River area, districts of Algoma and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: R153 Page: 42 Date: 1977
Author: Bennett G., Thurston P.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 226 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Iron ranges of Michipicoten West
Publication Number: ARV14-01.012 Page: 328-329 Date: 1998
Author: Bell J.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - The productive area of the Michipicoten iron ranges
Publication Number: ARV24-01.005 Page: 208 Date: 1998
Author: Parsons A.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
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: 94 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
MonoMap - Geology of Killins, Knicely and Lalibert Townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5589 Page: 63-66 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report Of The Ontario Iron Ore Committee With Appendix 1923
Publication Number: NSP013 Page: 188 Date: 1998
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