CANADIAN AND WORLD MINERAL DEPOSIT DATABASES
Geological Survey of Canada


 
Database name: Canadian Iron Formation
Custodial agency: Geological Survey of Canada
Compilers: G. A. Gross and E. M. Hillary
Release date: 2014-08-21
   
Deposit name(s): Eqe Bay Iron Zone #3 (occurrence)
Longitude / Latitude: -76.80000 / 69.67778
Political location(s): Canada; Province or state: Nunavut; Subprovince or locality: Central Baffin Island
NTS map data: 037C09 (Eqe Bay)
Deposit clan (type): iron formation
Deposit (sub) types: Algoma type; Oxide facies and siliceous facies iron-formation.
Deposit status: advanced project; Status comments: The Zone 3 is estimated to contain 26 million long tons.
Geologic province: Canadian Shield
Geologic subprovince: Rae craton
Geologic district: Foxe fold belt
Commodities: Fe
Mineralization styles: layered/banded (mineralization zone)
Geological ages: Precambrian (host rocks)
Host rocks: (1) sedimentary; iron formation; Component: mineralization zone
(2) volcanic; mafic-intermediate volcanic rocks; Component: host rocks
Mineralogy: (mineralization / mineralization zone): grunerite, anthophyllite
(mineralization - massive / mineralization zone): magnetite, quartz, chlorite
Qualified comments: (Applies to: reserve/resource descriptions) The Zone 3 is estimated to contain 26 million long tons. Estimated reserves of Zones 1, 2, 3 and 4 combined are 236 million long tons, up to 350 million long tons possible.

(Applies to: mineralization) Zone 3 has dimensions of 2000 feet x 350 feet x 350 feet.
Links to other databases: NORMIN; Key value: 037CNE0004
References:
Boyd, J. A., 1969
Report of Geological and Geophysical Investigations of the EQE Bay Claims Group, Eqe Bay, Baffin Island (019501)
Mineral Assessment Report, BoydJA (operator), Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Publication code 019501, 5 maps.

de Kemp, E. A.; Scott, D. J., 1998
Digital geoscience compilation of North Baffin Island and North Melville Peninsula, Northwest Territories
Geological Survey of Canada, Open File, CD-ROM

Resource data:
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Resource and reserve figures are historical in nature. The Data source provided with each set of figures should be cited if the Data are re-reported.

Estimate date: 1969; Component: mineralization zone; 26 million long tons ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: no; Resource category: geological resource
Grade-commodity information:Fe: 40 percent
Reference: Boyd, J. A., 1969: Report of Geological and Geophysical Investigations of the EQE Bay Claims Group, Eqe Bay, Baffin Island (019501); Mineral Assessment Report, BoydJA (operator), Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Publication code 019501, 5 maps.
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%


Estimate date: 1969; Component: mineralization zone; 350 million long tons ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: no; Resource category: geological resource
Grade-commodity information:Fe: 39 percent
Reference: Boyd, J. A., 1969: Report of Geological and Geophysical Investigations of the EQE Bay Claims Group, Eqe Bay, Baffin Island (019501); Mineral Assessment Report, BoydJA (operator), Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Publication code 019501, 5 maps.
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 11.1%

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