CANADIAN AND WORLD MINERAL DEPOSIT DATABASES
Geological Survey of Canada


Deposit number Country Location Names Commodities
1005237 Canada (Nunavut) 68.58.07 N -- 082.58.42 W Tuktu Fe
 
Database name: Canadian Iron Formation
Custodial agency: Geological Survey of Canada
Compilers: G. A. Gross and E. M. Hillary
Release date: 2014-10-01
   
Deposit name(s): Tuktu (occurrence)
Political location(s): Canada; Province or state: Nunavut; Subprovince or locality: Melville Peninsula
NTS map data: 047A14
Deposit clan (type): iron formation
Deposit (sub) types: Algoma type
Deposit status: prospect
Geologic province: Canadian Shield
Geologic subprovince: Rae craton
Deposit object located: centre of mineralized zone
Commodities: Fe
Host rocks: (1) sedimentary; iron formation (algoma-type); Component: mineralization zone
Metallogenic signatures: Fe
Mineralogy: (mineralization): magnetite, quartz
Qualified comments: (Applies to: mineralization) The Tuktu banded iron formation deposit is approximately 2700 metres in length, up to 700 metres in width and stands 60 metres high with massive magnetite mineralization exposed extensively at surface. Samples were exceptionally consistent and averaged 34.0% iron with low contaminant levels.

(Applies to: location ) The location of the center of the mineralized zone was taken from the website of Advanced Explorations Inc. (Geologic Map and Sample Locations).
Samples data: (1) Sample type: average; Sample description: 41 samples
Commodities and grades in order of importance:Fe: 34 percent
References:
Anonymous
Advanced Explorations Inc. website (Tuktu Project)
Internet

Anonymous, 2009
Advanced Explorations Inc. Announces New Iron Ore Discovery (News Release Advanced Ex. Inc. Nov.5, 2009)
SEDAR, News Release November 5, 2009, Internet

Anonymous, 2009
Advanced Explorations' New Tuktu Iron Ore Discovery Averages 34% Iron (News Release Advanced Ex.Inc. Nov.12, 2009)
SEDAR, News Release November 12, 2009, Internet


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