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| Record Name(s) | Old Cabin Lake Iron Formation - 1940 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-08 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron, Sulphur/Pyrite
Township or Area: Jacobson
Latitude: 48° 17' 40.04" Longitude: -84° 16' 57.34"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 701541.47 Northing: 5352597.85 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C08SW
Point Location Description: Old pits and trenches on south shore of Old Cabin Lake
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The property is located approximately 100 km from the town of Wawa, east of the town of Dubreuilville. Access to the property is via highway 17 west, to highway 519 (Dubreuilville Road) and then via the Goudreau Road for approximately 24 km. From the Edwards Mine follow the Cawdron Lake Road east for approximately 13 km. Follow the creek north for about 500 m to Old Cabin Lake. The iron formation is located approximately 500 m south-west of Old Cabin Lake.
1985: Lincoln Resources Inc. - ground geophysical surveys, mapping. 1988: Tusk Minerals Inc. - ground geophysical surveys.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Jacobson-0065 | 42C08SW0080 | 42C08SW0080 |
| Jacobson-0067 | 42C08SW0075 | 42C08SW0075 |
| Jacobson-0074-B1 | 42C08SW0060 | 42C08SW0060 |
| WP Jacobson-14 | 42C08SW0040 | 42C08SW0040 |
| WP Jacobson-17 | 42C08SW0031 | 42C08SW0031 |
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
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Sheared | Hanging Wall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sulphide Ironstone | 2 | Sulphide-Facies | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Trenches close to the south shore of th elake indicate the presence of intermediate to mafic metvolcanics and a thin 0.3 m wide band of banded chert and pyrite iron formation.
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 215 | 32 |
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:
Map - Precambrian geology, Jacobson Township
Publication Number: P3170 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1990
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 91 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 217 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: 161 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
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: 192 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Folio - Jacobson Township, District of Algoma
Publication Number: GDIF111 Date: 1997
Author: Sault Ste Marie RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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