Lake St Joseph

Prospect in Ontario, Canada with commodity Iron
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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133380
MAS/MILS ID 1220400081
Record type Site
Current site name Lake St Joseph

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -90.51683, 50.01671 (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 Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -90.51683, 50.01671

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Steep Rock Mines Ltd
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Algoma Steel Corp. Ltd.
    Home office 105 West St, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
    Year 1979

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Indicated 590000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 590000000mt ore
    Total resources 590000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 23 wt-pct Iron Major 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.23,24,264.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, SANJO METALS - THE GLEAM

  • Deposit

    IN STEEP ROCK'S EYE; DEC., 1974, P.81.

  • Deposit

    TAYLOR, B.W., ET AL, LAKE ST. JOSEPH - IRON ORE PROSPECT TO

  • Deposit

    SUPERCONCENTRATE PROJECT; CIM BULL., MARCH, 1972, P.99-11

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.