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| Record Name(s) | Charlotte Lake Iron Range - 1954 |
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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: Chapais
Latitude: 48° 17' 24.27" Longitude: -85° 3' 45.4"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 643705.34 Northing: 5350355.91 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C06SE
Point Location Description: Outcrops of iron formation on the north shore of Charlotte Lake
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Drive south along the Paint Lake - Eagle River Mine road for approximately 3 km. There are a series of iron formation outcrops heading west from the road. Charlotte Lake is located within Obatanga Provincial Park.
1954-55: Algoma Ore Properties: mapping. 1983: B. Murray - airbone geophysical survey.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Dahl-0011 | 42C07SW0017 | 42C07SW0017 |
| Killins 0013 | 42C07SW0003 | 42C07SW0003 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Archean
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The Charlotte Lake Iron range is that part of the Kabenung Lake iron formations that lies between the University River and Charlotte Lake.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sulphide Ironstone | 1 | Sulphide-Facies | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claystone | 2 | Argillite | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The iron formation contains lenses of pyrite and magnetite interbedded with chert. The iron formation consists of a series of dicontinuous lenses and bands that are easterly trending.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sedimentary |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Concordant |
| 2 | Layered |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irregular | 420 | 10 |
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 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:
Book - Dahl Township - unpublished GDIF
Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1986
Author: Resident Geologist Staff
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP
Map - Manitouwadge-Wawa sheet, geological compilation series, Algoma, Cochrane, Sudbury and Thunder Bay districts
Publication Number: M2220 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1972
Author: Milne V.G., Giblin P.E., Bennett G., Thurston P.C., Wolfe W.J., Giguere J.F., Leahy E.J., Rupert R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division 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 - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 83-84 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
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 - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 143-144 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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: 113 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Part - Iron ranges of Michipicoten West
Publication Number: ARV14-01.012 Page: 326 Date: 1998
Author: Bell J.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
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