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| Record Name(s) | Iron Lake Range (West) Extension - 1905 |
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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-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron
Township or Area: Abbie Lake Area
Latitude: 48° 11' .95" Longitude: -85° 24' 49.25"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 617910.24 Northing: 5337923.1 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C03NW
Point Location Description: Centre of magnetic conductor
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 30 km to the Farwell Creak area.
1957: Canadian Pacific Railway - prospecting, mapping.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Keating-0012-B1 | 42C03NW8811 | 42C03NW8811 |
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 | Sheared | Footwall | |
| Muddy Conglomerate | 3 | Argillite, Wacke, Conglomerate | Hanging Wall |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The iron formation is chiefly composed of very thinly bedded magnetite-hematite and chert. A carbonate facies is locally present at the eastern end of the iron formation. It is overlain by a thinly bedded oxide facies and capped by massive to brecciated chert. The carbonate facies is composed of siderite. The oxide facies constitutes greater than 90% of the iron range.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Hematite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 20 | Siderite | Economic | Ore |
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Sedimentary |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Concordant |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | 2.4 | 12 |
Map - Map of the Michipicoten iron ranges, west of the Magpie River
Publication Number: ARM14A Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
Author: Bell J.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Folio - Abbie Lake area, Sault Ste. Marie Mining Division, NTS No. 42C/03NW
Publication Number: GDIF588 Date: 1997
Author: Wawa RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Operation Pukaskwa, districts of Algoma and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: P0541 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Bennett G., Thurston P.C., Giguere J.F.
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:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 414 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
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:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 101 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Pukaskwa River-University River area, districts of Algoma and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: R153 Page: 23-25 Date: 1977
Author: Bennett G., Thurston P.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Part - Iron ranges of Michipicoten West
Publication Number: ARV14-01.012 Page: 313 Date: 1998
Author: Bell J.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
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