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| Record Name(s) | Mattawitchewan Rapids Occurrence - 1968 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-19 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron
Township or Area: Caithness
Latitude: 49° 15' 34.68" Longitude: -83° 35' 14.25"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 311754 Northing: 5459540 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42G05SE
Point Location Description: Iron formation east of Mattawitchewan River shown on P2961
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The site is accessible from Hearst by driving south along routh 583 (Caithness Road) for approximatley 38.5 km and then via overland traverse for approximately 1.5 km.
1986: Kaphearst Resources Corp. - airborne geophysics, mapping.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-3128/ 2.9642 | 42G05NW0003 | 42G05NW0003 |
| T-3128/2.9876 | 42G05SW0002 | 42G05SW0002 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Quetico
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sulphide Ironstone | 1 | Sulphide-Facies | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate Tuff | 2 | Tuffaceous, | Near | |
| Amphibolite | 3 | Near |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Graphite | Economic | Gangue |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Disseminated |
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: 5 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Map - Hearst sheet, districts of Cochrane and Algoma, geological compilation series
Publication Number: P0397 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Bennett G., Brown D.D., George P.T., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Caithness, and parts of Scholfield, Pelletier and Doherty townships, Hearst-Kapuskasing area, Algoma and Cochrane districts
Publication Number: P2961 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1986
Author: Berger B.R., MacMillan D.W., Roy P.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 106 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Geology of the Hearst-Kapuskasing area
Publication Number: OFR5599 Page: 16-18 Date: 1986
Author: Berger B.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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