Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Morse Mountain Iron Range - 1905, Morse Mountain Deposit - 1977, Morse Mountain Range - 1985 |
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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: Killins
Latitude: 48° 15' 15.16" Longitude: -85° 7' 11.86"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 639549.31 Northing: 5346263.92 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C06SE
Point Location Description: Morse Mountain
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 14 km to a disused forestry road heading north from the main road. Follow the road for approximately 4 km and then overland for about 1.5 km. Easier access to the site is possible via the University River canoe route from Knife Lake in Obatanga Provincial Park.
1953-54: Algoma Ore Properties - airborne geophysics, mapping.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Killins 0013 | 42C07SW0003 | 42C07SW0003 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Archean
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The Morse Mountain Iron Range is contiguous with the iron formation known as the Mount Raymond Range. The Morse Mountain is that portion of the iron formation extending east from the north end of Heart Lake to the south side of Raymond Lake. The Morse Mountain Iron Range outlines the Morse Mountain Anticline.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Oxide Ironstone | 1 | Oxide-Facies | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 2 | Siltsone, Wacke | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The iron formation consists of interbedded chert and siliceous magnetite with local disseminations of pyrite. Both chert and magnetite are uniformly fine-grained. The banding is well developed and local folding and brecciation is common. A small patch of good grade siderite occurs at the south crest of Morse Mountain.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siderite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Magnetite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A respresentative sample of the siderite assayed 39.2% iron, 14.64% Si, 1.69% Mn, 0.018% Ph.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sedimentary |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Concordant |
| 2 | Layered |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 200 | 150 |
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:
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 - Precambrian Geology, Killins Township
Publication Number: OFM0219 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 87 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: 44 Date: 1977
Author: Bennett G., Thurston P.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Article - Geology of the Kabenung Lake area, District of Algoma
Publication Number: MP141.035 Page: 245 Date: 1997
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 228-229 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Killins, Knicely and Lalibert Townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5589 Page: 70-71 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Iron ranges of Michipicoten West
Publication Number: ARV14-01.012 Page: 325 Date: 1998
Author: Bell J.M.
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: 118 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
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