Iron Formation Beardmore Field Trip

July 15, 20178: Iron Formation Beardmore Field Trip

A field trip to the Beardmore area to observe iron formations. The importance of these deformed, banded formations is that all the gold exploration and mining have occurred in these formations and that there may be many 10s of millions more ounces in these formations.

• Event Photos

Exerpt above from the Geraldton Economic Development Corp report on the Hardrock Extension at:

• Geraldton Economic Development Report on Hardrock Extension 

More detailed information can be found by reading the following  Institute on Lake Superior Geology  Field Trips document

• http://flash.lakeheadu.ca/~pnhollin/ILSGVolumes/ILSG_51_2005_pt2_Nipigon.cv.pdf 

Attendance:  ~12