Mattawa Area Brazeau-Wood Deposit

Occurrence in Ontario, Canada with commodities Iron, Titanium, Metal, Vanadium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008219
MRDS ID D000207
Record type Site
Current site name Mattawa Area Brazeau-Wood Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.83303, 46.16666 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Titanium, Metal Critical Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.83303, 46.16666

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LENSES OF TITANIFEROUS MAGNETITE IN GABBRO GNEISS, TWO LARGEST LENSES ARE 575 AND 175 FT. LONG AND EACH AVERAGES 12 1/2 FT. WIDE, DIP 75 DEG. OR MORE (HARDING, 1946)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • AMOUNT OF ORE IN ITEM 1 REFERS TO THAT ABOVE 100 FT. DEPTH. MAGNETIC CONC. = 60% FE, 1.4% V2O5, AND LOWERS TIO2 A LITTLE (HARDING, 1946). ROSE (1970) GIVES ORE, 35% FE, 4.7% TIO2, 0.55-0.75% V2O5 AND CONCENTRATES 60-68% FE, 0.1-1.0% TIO2, 1.5-2.3% V2O5

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HARDING, W. D., 1946, ONTARIO DEPT. MINES, 53 ANN. REPT. 1944, V. 53, PT. 6, P. 48-51

  • Deposit

    ROSE, E. R., 1970, CANADA G. S. PAPER 69-54

  • Deposit

    ROSE, E. R., 1973, CANADA G. S. ECON. GEOL. REPT. 27

  • Reserve-Resource

    HARDING, 1946

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1973 Fischer, Richard P. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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