Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Ranson Copper Occurrence - 1953 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2000-Nov-21 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-12 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Lalibert
Latitude: 48° 16' 15.84" Longitude: -84° 51' 16.16"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 659201.1 Northing: 5348653.79 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C07SW
Point Location Description: Trenches on former AC 7030
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The closest access to the site is via Highway 519 (Dubreuilville highway) to a disused forestry road approximately 500 m east of the junction between highway 17 and 519. Drive east along the forestry road for approximately 4 km (Tea Lake area). The iron formation is located approximately 1 km north of the lake.
Circa 1950's: Roy Ranson - staking, trenchin. circa 1953: Algoma Ore Porperties - property evaluation. 1983-85: International Corona Resources Ltd. - airborne geophysical survey, ground geophysics, soil sampling, prospecting, mapping.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Keating-0017 | 42C07SW0031 | 42C07SW0031 |
| Lalibert-0010 | 20000018522 | 20000018522 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Tectonic Assemblage: Catfish
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2700 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: GOO VOL 1
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Amphibolite
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ironstone-unsubdivided | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 2 | Hanging Wall |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The prospect is described as being comprised of a narrow band of iron formation that is the eastern extension of the Brant Lake Iron Range.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The mineralization consists of chert mineralized with pyrrhotite, pyrite and very minor chalcopyrite.
File - Resident Geologist files Lalibert-0010
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Location: SSM RGP office
Map - Precambrian Geology, Lalibert Township
Publication Number: OFM0221 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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MonoMap - Geology of Killins, Knicely and Lalibert Townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5589 Page: 77 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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