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Steel Mtn. Sheep Brook Area

Occurrence in Newfoundland, Canada with commodities Iron, Titanium, Metal, Vanadium
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  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 10090528
MRDS ID D000193
Record type Site
Current site name Steel Mtn. Sheep Brook Area

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -58.49896, 48.3332 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Newfoundland

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. & LONG. ARE APPROXIMATE

Commodities

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -58.49896, 48.3332
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SEVERAL KNOWN DIKES (VEINS) OF TITANOMAGNETITE (FINELY INTERGROWN ILMENITE AND MAGNETITE) IN ANORTHOSITE; AREA POORLY EXPOSED AND NOT INTENSIVELY PROSPECTED. PRECAMBRIAN (ROSE, 1969)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES ARE SMALL (ROSE, 1969) BUT POTENTIAL IS MODERATE (RPF EST.); 50-55% FE, 10 PLUS OR MINUS % TIO2, 0.4-0.9% V2O5 (ROSE, 1969); ABOUT 0.4% V2O5 GIVEN BY ROSE, 1973. MAGNETIC CONCENTRATE = 64.5% FE, 8% TIO2, 0.75% V2O5 (ROSE, 1970); MUCH LOWER V2O5 IN CONC. GIVEN BY ROSE, 1973.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ROSE, E. R., 1969, CANADA G. S., ECON. GEOL. REPT. 25 (OTHER REFS. INCLUDED.)

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    GROSS, G. A., 1967, CANADA G. S., ECON. GEOL. REPT. 22, V. 2

Reporter information

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

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