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| Record Name(s) | Rand No. 1 Iron Range - 1917, Morrison No. 4 - 1918, Goudreau Range - 1926, AC 44, 45, 46, 50 - 1917, Goudreau Pyritic Sand Deposit - 1968 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1980-Jul-28 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Oct-20 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron, Sulphur/Pyrite
Township or Area: Aguonie
Latitude: 48° 15' 35.49" Longitude: -84° 31' 28.6"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 683717.27 Northing: 5348145.18 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C07SE
Point Location Description: Open field south of town of Goudreau
Location Method: Field Visit with GPS
Access Description: The site is accessible by taking highway 516 (Dubreuilville Road) from highway 17 north to the new Goudreau Road. Follow the new Goudreau Road until it meets the old Goudreau road just west of the Magino Mine. Turn west and drive approximately 4.5 km to the town of Goudreau. The mine site is situated on the south side of the town, adjacent to the road and the railway.
1917: Algoma Exploration/Morrison Syndicate - property staked. 1917: Rand Consolidated Mines Ltd. - property transferred by Algoma Exploration; mill constructed. 1917-1918: Rand Consolidated Mines Ltd. - open cut mining, 80 foot drift driven underground to the east. 1927: Irsugo Consolidated Mines Ltd. - property acquired, no work completed. 1951: Algoma Ore Properties - 2 ddh (828 feet). 1953: Algoma Ore Properties Ltd. - purchased property. 1958: Algoma Ore Properties Ltd. - dip needle survey, 12 ddh (3007 feet). 1958-59: Algoma Ore Properties - pyrite extraction.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| ABOTOSSAWAY12 | 42C07SE0014 | 42C07SE0014 |
| Aguonie-0016 | 42C07SE0007 | 42C07SE0007 |
| Aguonie-11 | 20000018481 | 20000018481 |
| Aguonie-0025-B1 | 42C07SE0015 | 42C07SE0015 |
| AGUONIE0025A1 | 42C08SW8690 | 42C08SW8690 |
| AGUONIE0019 | 42C08SW8691 | 42C08SW8691 |
| Aguonie-0032 | 20000018721 | 20000018721 |
| Aguonie-0027-A1 | 42C08SE0674 | 42C08SE0674 |
| Aguonie-0029 | 42C08SE8694 | 42C08SE8694 |
| Aguonie-0026-A1 | 42C08SW8693 | 42C08SW8693 |
| 63.4877 | 42C07SE0010 | 42C07SE0010 |
| 63.4861 | 42C07SE0009 | 42C07SE0009 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Tectonic Assemblage: Wawa
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2750 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: GOO VOL 1
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The Rand No. 1 iron range merges with the Goudreau B iron range to the east and is cut off by the transverse McVeigh Creek Fault to the west. The iron formation has been left laterally displaced 1900 m to the south and would correlate with the north band of the Rand No. 2 iron range in Abotossaway Township. It lies within the northern domain of the Goudreau Lake Deformation Zone. This domain is located immediately south of the Maskinonge Lake stock and is composed of brittle to brittle-ductile high-strain zones.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sulphide Ironstone | 1 | Sulphide Facies | Massive | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate Tuff-Breccia | 2 | Carbonated | Tuff, Breccia | Footwall |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Intermediate to felsic tuff, lapilli tuff and oigomictic breccias are exposed on the south side of the iron range. These rocks are highly carbonated and may contain up to 20% chloritoid porphyroblasts. The iron formation consists of massive pyrite with subordinate granular glassy silica. The north side of the pit contains more silica than the south side, and locally, banded silica is present on the north side. The south side of the pit is bounded by an undulating shear plane.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| Chloritoid | Alteration | Chloritic | 1 | Medium | Replacement |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Published analyses from the raw ore were 38.48% S and tr As; afer roasting the ore was beneficiated to 57.84% Fe, 2.43% S, 10.014 % P and 1.10% Mn. In 1918, the surficial pyritic sands deposits were examined by the GSC and the pyrite was mineralogically and chemically purer than that found within the sulphide-facies iron formation.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sedimentary |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 2 | Massive |
| 1 | Stratiform |
| 3 | Unconsolidated |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | 1219 | 18 | 90 | 70 | 2750 MA | GOO VOL 1 |
Date: Jun 26, 2000
Geologist: A Wilson
Notes: At the time of the most recent visit, the pit had been rehabilitated. The pit had been filled in and seeded with grass and the western most access road had been bermed over preventing vehicular access. Nine monitoring wells are present on the south side of the former pit. The western end of the pit area appears to still be actively used for gravel/sand extraction for local purposes.
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rand No. 1 Iron Range | 1942 | Unclassified | 2034000 | OFR 5588 P. 86 | Estimate of 70% pyrite in ore in 1942 | Sulphur/Pyrite 70 NA |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 67000 |
Sulphur/Pyrite |
MDC 5, P. 24 | |
| 1919 | 3000 |
Sulphur/Pyrite |
AR 28, P. 106 | SEVERAL RAIL CARS FULL OF ORE WERE SHIPPED FROM THIS PIT 1918-1919 |
Map - Goudreau-Lochalsh area, District of Algoma, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM36B Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1998
Author: Gledhill T.L., Collins W.H., Thomson E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - The Ore Deposits of Goudreau and Magpie-hawk areas in Michipicoten District, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Summary Report 1918, Part E
Publication Number: GSC SR 1918E Page: 21-23 Date: 1918
Author: Collins, W.H.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/103671
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:
Publication - Michipicoten Iron Ranges; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 147
Publication Number: GSC Memoir 147 Page: 105-107 Date: 1926
Author: Collins, W H; Quirke, T T; Thomson, E
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100849
Map - Precambrian Geology, Aguonie Township
Publication Number: OFM0217 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Goudreau-Lochalsh gold area, District of Algoma
Publication Number: ARV36-02.002 Page: 62-63 Date: 1998
Author: Gledhill T.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Michipicoten area, Algoma District, Ontario
Publication Number: Map 1972 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1923
Author: Collins, W H; Thomson, E
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/107947
Mono - Pyrite deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC005 Page: 24 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Goudreau-Lochalsh area, District of Algoma, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM49G Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Bruce E.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 49-51 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
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:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 118 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Aguonie, Bird, Finan and Jacobson Townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5588 Page: 85-87 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Folio - Aguonie Township, District of Algoma
Publication Number: GDIF172 Date: 1997
Author: Sault Ste Marie RGO
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: 133 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV28-01.003 Page: 106 Date: 1998
Author: Sutherland T.F., Collins E.A., Stovel J.H., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Mono - Seventieth annual report of the Ontario Department of Mines, volume 70, mining operations in 1960, statistical review of the mining industry for 1960
Publication Number: ARV70 Page: 68 Date: 1998
Author: Kelly T.J., Riddell G.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV27-01.003 Page: 88 Date: 1998
Author: Sutherland T.F., Collins E.A., Stovel J.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - Mining operations in 1958
Publication Number: ARV68-02 Page: 73 Date: 1997
Author: Mines Inspection Branch
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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