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Record: MDI52L10NW00004

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Algoma Ore - Gort Lake - 1963, Algoma Ore - Anomaly 1 - 1963
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1982-Aug-27
Date Last Modified 2022-Dec-05
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Iron



Location

Township or Area: Eager Lake Area

Latitude: 49° 44' 55.08"    Longitude: -85° 44' 45"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 590349   Northing: 5511438    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay North

NTS Grid: 52L10NW

Point Location Description: drill collar for Algoma DDH No. 1

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1963: Algoma Ore Properties – DD-1-319 ft


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
10 42F12NE0001 42F12NE0001

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Wabigoon

Terrane: Eastern Wabigoon

Belt: Beardmore-Geraldton

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Schist-Unsubdivided 1 Biotite-Chlorite Sheared Host
Magnetite Ironstone 2 Magnetite Sheared Is

Lithology Comments

Apr 11, 2014 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected 289 ft of material that ranges from 10 to 45% iron formation.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1MagnetiteEconomicOre
2PyriteEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Sheared

References

Map - Caramat-Pagwa River sheet, geological compilation series, Algoma, Cochrane and Thunder Bay districts

Publication Number: M2202 Scale: 1:253,440    Date: 1971

Author: Innes D.G., Ayres L.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs

Location:


Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 220  Date: 1968

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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