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| Record Name(s) | Goudreau C Iron Range - 1902, C Iron Range (Jl 15, Jl 9) - 1902, Nichols Chemical Company Deposit - 1902 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1980-Jul-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron, Sulphur/Pyrite
Township or Area: Aguonie
Latitude: 48° 16' 18.1" Longitude: -84° 29' 56.77"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 685567.38 Northing: 5349522.05 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C08SW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1902-1909: Algoma Commercial Company - trenching (397 ft), 19 ddh (1426.5 ft). 1913-1921: Madoc Mining Company/Nichols Chemical Company - 27 ddh (3005.35 ft), 2 mile long railway spur built from ACR at Goudreau to north end of Nicho Lake, open pit production 1914-1921. 1960-61: Algoma Ore Properties Ltd. - 45 ddh (2717.5 ft), open pit mining 1961, ore was shipped to Wawa sintering plant.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.3679, Aguonie-0017 | 42C08SW0503 | 42C08SW0503 |
| Aguonie-0014 | 42C08SW0286 | 42C08SW0286 |
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 multiple iron ranges found in the Goudreau area are presumably folded, faulted and tectonically thickened portions of a single iron formation. This iron formation occurs at the contact between the intermediate to felsic metavolcanics of cycle one and the intermediate to mafic metavolcanics of cycle two. In general, the iron formation becomes thinner and the carbonate facies disappears as one moves eastward into the Kapuskasing Structural Zone. The major difference between the Goudreau iron formations and the iron formation north of Wawa is that the siderite of the carbonate facies at Wawa is calcite east of Goudreau. The occurrence lies within the northern domain of the Goudreau Lake Deformation Zone. This domain is located immediately south of the Maskinonge Lake sock and is composed of brittle to brittle-ductile high-strain zones.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sulphide Ironstone | 1 | Sulphide Facies | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate Tuff-Breccia | 2 | Tuff, Schist, Breccia | Footwall | |
| Mafic Schist | 3 | Chlorite Schist | Hanging Wall |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The iron formation probably correlates with the west end of the McPhail Iron Ranges to the north. North of the C pit, and separating the C iron Range from the McPhail are intermediate to felsic metavolcnaics consiting of sericite schist, lapilli tuff, breccia and quartz-feldspar crystal tuff. These rocks are schistose and carbonated. Along the south side of the C pit, schistose intermediate to mafic metavolcanics appear to overlie the sulphide-facies iron formation. Pyritic sand is common at the west end of the C pit.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| Chloritoid | Alteration | Chloritic | 1 | Weak | Replacement |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Roasted ore from the C deposit averaged 58% Fe, 3.18% S, 0.01% P and 0.64% Mn (Collins, Quirke and Thomson 1926).
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sedimentary |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Massive |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | 183 | 91 | 15 | 2750 MA | GOO VOL 1 |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Chemical Company | 1919 | Unclassified | 450000 | Aguonie 0017 | Iron 30 % |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75000 |
Sulphur/Pyrite |
APPROXIMATE GRADE 40% FE, 25-30% S | |
| 1920 | 13550 |
Sulphur/Pyrite |
AGUONIE 0017, APRIL 1958 REPORT | 30-35% S, 40-42% FE |
| 1919 | 28030 |
Sulphur/Pyrite |
AGUONIE 0017, APRIL 1958 REPORT | 30-35% S, 40-42% FE |
| 1918 | 90614 |
Sulphur/Pyrite |
AGUONIE 0017, APRIL 1958 REPORT | 30-35% S, 40-42% FE |
| 1917 | 110306 |
Sulphur/Pyrite |
AGUONIE 0017, APRIL 1958 REPORT | 30-35% S, 40-42% FE |
| 1916 | 67577 |
Sulphur/Pyrite |
AGUONIE 0017, APRIL 1958 REPORT | 30-35% S, 40-42% FE |
| 1914 | 2997 |
Sulphur/Pyrite |
AGUONIE 0017, APRIL 1958 REPORT | 30-35% S, 40-42% FE |
Map - Missinaibi area, Algoma District, Ontario
Publication Number: Map 2050 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1926
Author: Collins, W H; Thomson, E
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/108179
Map - Precambrian Geology, Aguonie Township
Publication Number: OFM0217 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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:
Folio - Aguonie Township, District of Algoma
Publication Number: GDIF172 Date: 1997
Author: Sault Ste Marie RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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 - 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 - Michipicoten Iron Ranges; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 147
Publication Number: GSC Memoir 147 Page: 108, 114 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 - 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:
Part - Goudreau and Michipicoten gold areas, District of Algoma
Publication Number: ARV40-04.001 Page: 44 Date: 1998
Author: Moore E.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Pyrite deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC005 Page: 26 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
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:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 117-118 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 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - ORE DEPOSITS OF GOUDREAU AND MAGPIE-HAWK AREAS, P. 21E-22E
Publication Number: SR 1918E Date: 1918
Author: Collins, H.
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV27-01.003 Page: 97 Date: 1998
Author: Sutherland T.F., Collins E.A., Stovel J.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV26.003 Page: 88 Date: 1998
Author: Sutherland T.F., Collins E.A., Stovel J.H., Bartlett J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV25-01.003 Page: 77-78 Date: 1998
Author: Sutherland T.F., Collins E.A., McMillan J.G., Bartlett J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV24-01.003 Page: 107 Date: 1998
Author: Sutherland T.F., Collins E.A., McMillan J.G., Bartlett J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - Iron pyrites in Ontario
Publication Number: ARV16-01.007 Page: 178 Date: 1998
Author: Fraleck E.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - Iron ranges of eastern Michipicoten
Publication Number: ARV15-01.008 Page: 183-185 Date: 1998
Author: Coleman A.P., Moore E.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Publication - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Mono - Annual report of the Ontario Department of Mines for the year 1961, volume 71, statistical review of the mineral industry and mining operations for 1961
Publication Number: ARV71 Page: 73-74 Date: 1998
Author: Kelly T.J., Riddell G.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. 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:
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