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Record: MDI42C04SW00015

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) David Katossin Claims - 1905, East Pukaskwa River East Occurrence - 1968, A Goetz Claims - 1907, Algoma Ore Anomaly 14 - 1960
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Jan-08
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-27
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Iron



Location

Township or Area: David Lakes Area

Latitude: 48° 1' 19.8"    Longitude: -85° 40' 57.75"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 598221.15   Northing: 5319603.38    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Grid: 42C04SE

Point Location Description: Patented claims Y512 - Y513, and patented claims Y502 - Y510 inclusive.

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: The site is accessible by helicopter from Wawa.



Exploration History

1900-1905: D. Katossin - staking, prospecting. 1907: A. Goetz - survey. 1911: Lake Superior Corporation - property investigation. 1960: Algoma Ore Properties - airborne geophysics, property acquisition. 1982: Algoma Ore Properties: ground geophysics, mapping. 1990: James Wade Engineering Ltd. - airborne geophysics.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
David Lakes 0012-A1 42C04SE0310 42C04SE0310
WP David Lakes-17 42C04SE0009 42C04SE0009

Geology

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



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Oxide Ironstone 1 Oxide-Facies Host

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1JasperEconomicOre
2MagnetiteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected in about 1905 returned an assay of 43.58% Fe, 0.10% S and 0.076% P.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Sedimentary
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Concordant

Mineral Zones - Size and Shape

Rank: 1       Structure Type: Paleo-Surface

Zone Name: Detour Lake - Rank 1
Shape Length Thickness Depth Strike Dip Plunge Trend Age Reference
Regular 2400 213 225 35

References

File - Resident Geologist files WP David Lakes.46, WP Camp Lake.6

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Location: SSM RGP office


Map - Precambrian geology, Mishibishu Lake area, Pipe Lake sheet

Publication Number: P3154 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

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Folio - David Lake area, Sault Ste. Marie Mining Division, NTS No. 42C/04SE

Publication Number: GDIF594 Date: 1997

Author: Wawa RGO

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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

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Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Mishibishu Lake area, north-central section, districts of Thunder Bay and Algoma

Publication Number: P2969 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1986

Author: Bowen R.P., Logothetis J., Heather K.B.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Part - Iron ranges of Michipicoten West

Publication Number: ARV14-01.012 Page: 335-336  Date: 1998

Author: Bell J.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines

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Map - Operation Pukaskwa, Pukaskwa River sheet, districts of Thunder Bay and Algoma

Publication Number: P0506 Scale: 1:63,360    Date: 1997

Author: Bennett G., Thurston P.C., Giguere J.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 415  Date: 1968

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Map - Pukaskwa River, Thunder Bay District

Publication Number: M2332 Scale: 1:63,360    Date: 1976

Author: Bennett G., Thurston P.C., Giguere J.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

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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

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Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base

Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 160  Date: 1991

Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Mono - Geology, structure and economic geology of the Mishibishu Lake area

Publication Number: OFR5774 Page: 153  Date: 1991

Author: Reid R.G., Bowen R.P., Reilly B.A., Logothetis J., Heather K.B.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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