GeologyOntario has moved. You will be redirected to the new site in 10 seconds. If you are not immediately redirected please follow the below link to the new GeologyOntario platform. For assistance please contact us.
Ontario Geological Survey
Permanent Link to this Record:
MDI42C03SW00046
| Record Name(s) | Sand River Iron - 1957, Sand River Deposit - 1977 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2001-Oct-24 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
| Created By | |
| Revised By |
Primary Commodities: Iron
Secondary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Mishibishu Lake Area
Latitude: 48° 0' 15.76" Longitude: -85° 28' 46.74"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 613400.35 Northing: 5317905.06 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C03SW
Point Location Description: Drill holes on shoreline of lake
Location Method: Based on Assessment
1957: Sand River Gold Mining Co. Ltd. - dip needle survey, 2 ddh (815 ft). 1983: Central Crude Ltd. - airborne geophysics, mapping, geochemistry, ground geophysics. 1984: Wasabi Resources Ltd., Chavin of Canada Limited and O'Brien Energy and Resources Limited- mapping, ground geophysics, geochemistry. 1987: Noranda Exploration Co. Ltd. - mapping, geochemistry.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| WP Point Isacor.2 | 42C03SW9184 | 42C03SW9184 |
| Mishibishu Lake 0012-A1 | 42C03SW8778 | 42C03SW8778 |
| Mishibishu Lake 0029 | 42C03NW0098 | 42C03NW0098 |
| Mishibishu Lake 0031 | 42C03SW0096 | 42C03SW0096 |
| 41N14NW0014 | 42C03SW0101 | 42C03SW0101 |
| 41N14NW0012 | 42C03SW0115 | 42C03SW0115 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Tectonic Assemblage: Catfish
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2.7 GA Geochron. Age Ref.: GOO VOL 1
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - This area is interpreted to be the westward extension of the Rook Lake Deformation Zone. The strike length of the RLDZ is 8 km and the maximum width is 1 km. The RLDZ is centred within a clastic metasedimentary rock sequence which exhibits sheared contacts with felsic intrusive rocks to the north and mafic metavolcanics to the south. The style of deformation and alteration observed in the RLDZ is similar to, yet not as intensely developed as the MDZ. The penetrative foliation strikes 285, dips moderately steeply to the north. Variable trending, moderately to steeply plunging stretchin lineations are commonly obscured or overprinted by crenulation lineattions. The RLDZ possesses structural characteristics similar to the other deformation zones in the belt. Felsic intrusive dikes/sills are common and concentrated within the central and northern parts of the zone, ranging in thickness from centimetres to several hundred metres.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Oxide Ironstone | 1 | Oxide-Facies | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 2 | Wacke | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Two diamond drill holes intersected magnetite-bearing, metagreywacke, greenstone and lean iron formations. Common siliceous bands and red jasper were observed.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Jasper | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected in 1965 returned an assay of 69% Fe, 1.6% Si, 0.02% P and 0.03% Ti. Low but elevated gold values are found in soils in the area.
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 - Geology, structure and economic geology of the Mishibishu Lake area
Publication Number: OFR5774 Page: 166-167 Date: 1991
Author: Reid R.G., Bowen R.P., Reilly B.A., Logothetis J., Heather K.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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:
MonoMap - Geology of the Pukaskwa River-University River area, districts of Algoma and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: R153 Page: 52 Date: 1977
Author: Bennett G., Thurston P.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Folio - Mishibishu Lake area, Sault Ste. Marie Mining Division, NTS No. 42C/03SW
Publication Number: GDIF597 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 - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Mishibishu Lake area, northeastern section, districts of Thunder Bay and Algoma
Publication Number: P2970 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1986
Author: Bowen R.P., Logothetis J., Heather K.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Iron ranges of Michipicoten West
Publication Number: ARV14-01.012 Page: 336 Date: 1998
Author: Bell J.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian geology, Mishibishu Lake area, Pilot Harbour sheet
Publication Number: P3155 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1992
Author: Reid R.G., Bowen R.P., Heather K.B., Logothetis J., Reilly B.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Mishibishu Lake area, District of Thunder Bay, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM49J Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: Evans E.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
We are continuously updating our assessment file / technical report information. If you notice errors in the data, please contact us.
Please review our Terms of Use agreement for this data product.
For detailed information regarding this mineral record please contact the Sault Ste. Marie Resident Geologist District Office