GeologyOntario has moved. You will be redirected to the new site in 10 seconds. If you are not immediately redirected please follow the below link to the new GeologyOntario platform. For assistance please contact us.
Ontario Geological Survey
Permanent Link to this Record:
MDI42L10NW00010
| Record Name(s) | Anaconda Iron East - 1956, Saga Lake Area - 1956 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Partial |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jul-20 |
| Created By | |
| Revised By |
Primary Commodities: Iron
Township or Area: Durer Lake Area
Latitude: 50° 40' 41.65" Longitude: -86° 47' 50.31"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 514321 Northing: 5614064 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay North
NTS Grid: 42L10NW
Point Location Description: drill holes on south side of river
Location Method: Based on Assessment
1958: Frontenac Exploration and Mining Inc.- DD-5-2106 ft.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 42L10NW0046 | 42L10NW0046 |
| 23 | 42L10NW0045 | 42L10NW0045 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: English River
Terrane: English River Basins
Belt: Melchett Lake
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Oxide Ironstone | 1 | Oxide-Facies | Is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandstone | 2 | Garnetiferous Greywacke | Adjacent |
Aug 18, 2014 (A Wilson) - Bands of magnetite and quartz with thicknesses ranging from 1/8 inch to almost a foot alternate with bands of quartzite and greywacke. The iron formation is cut by muscovite-biotite-quartz feldspar pegmatites
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Mono - Operation Fort Hope
Publication Number: MP042 Page: 51-54 Date: 1970
Author: Thurston P.C., Carter M.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 445 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Kowkash-Ogoki area, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: ARV40-04.002 Page: 76-77 Date: 1998
Author: Kindle L.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Kowkash-Ogoki area, District of Thunder Bay, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM40F Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
Author: Kindle L.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Compilation series, Ogoki Lake sheet, Thunder Bay and Cochrane districts
Publication Number: P0274 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Stott G.M., McConnell C.D., Mason J.K.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
We are continuously updating our assessment file / technical report information. If you notice errors in the data, please contact us.
Please review our Terms of Use agreement for this data product.
For detailed information regarding this mineral record please contact the Thunder Bay North Resident Geologist District Office