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| Record Name(s) | Wyandoh Silver Mines Ltd. - 1909, leased to F.M. MacKay - 1937, Silco Mines Ltd. - 1945, Nu Silco Mines Ltd. - 1954, Rayrock Mines Ltd. - 1960, Copper-Man Mines Ltd. - 1963 |
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| Related Record Type | Compound |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1980-Sep-17 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Silver
Secondary Commodities: Cobalt
Township or Area: Gillies Limit
Latitude: 47° 22' 16.46" Longitude: -79° 41' 2.55"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 599350.64 Northing: 5247259.5 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M05SE
Point Location Description: Lot: Claim A-23 Conc: North Part `A`
Location Method: Data Compilation
1909-1906: Wyandoh Silver Mines Ltd. – prospecting, trenching; 2 shafts put down (Wyandoh No. 1 and 2). 1937: F. M. MacKay -salvage operation carried out with mill feed from rock dump.1945-47: Silco Mines Ltd. – DD-11. 1960-61: Rayrock Mines Ltd. – geophysics. 2008-2012: Al Kon – magnetometer survey; mapping. 2012: Canagco Mining Corporation – prospecting; ground mapping; examination of tailings. .
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.41923 | 20000004066 | 20000004066 |
| 2.48781 | 20000006604 | 20000006604 |
| 2.45265 | 20000004678 | 20000004678 |
| W7607-00009 | 31M05NE5253 | 31M05NE5253 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Chert | Intrudes |
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| Diabase | 1 | Diabase | Footwall | |
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Andesite | Hanging Wall | |
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Andesite | Pillowed, Tuffaceous | Hanging Wall |
Aug 14, 2017 (A Wilson) - Steeply dipping Keewatin pillowed andesitic lavas and tuffs with interflow sedimentary chert beds occur. The flows strike ESE and face NNE. The Keewatin rocks are overlain by Cobalt Series conglomerate from 0’ to 100’ thick which, in turn, is overlain by gently east dipping Nipissing diabase in the east part of the claim.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Silver | Economic | Ore |
Aug 14, 2017 (A Wilson) - Four silver- and cobalt-bearing veins, designated W-1 to 4 on Map P.96, were discovered on claim A 23, These traverse Keewatin rocks. W-1 is closely associated with an interflow chert band. In claim A 37 at about 130 feet S. and 250 feet E. of the northwest claim corner a calcite vein1 with cobalt mineralization is contained in Cobalt Series conglomerate. The vein is less than one inch wide and has a northwest strike. Spotted chlorite alteration has been observed in several drill holes on this group. In drill holes S-6 and 8(on claim A 23) it is strongly developed in Keewatin rocks;in drill holes S-9 and 10 (on claim A 26) it is present in Keewatin as well as Cobalt series; in drill holes 1961-6 to 9 (on claims A 37 and 39) its presence in the Cobalt series is recorded by Benner. At about 450 feet westward of the southeast corner of claim A 39 alteration of Cobalt Series greywacke is so intense that identification of the original rock is somewhat uncertain.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein (Cobalt-Type) |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1910 | 29 |
Silver 1048156 Ounces Cobalt 560 Pounds per Ton |
MDC 10, p. .230-231 | Total Production 1910-11: 29,237 oz.Ag., 1937: 1234 lbs Co. |
Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 84-85, 230-231 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Book - Resident Geologist files 1947-61, Wyandoh SML A15,23
Publication Number: Date: 1947
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Book - Glen Lake 48, A-11
Publication Number: N/A Date: 1968
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Publication - Resident Geologist files 1968, Ninacs, G. Block 2
Publication Number: Date: 1968
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Mono - Preliminary report on parts of Coleman Township, concession 4, lots 1 to 5, and Gillies Limit, the eastern "A" claims, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: PR1961-06 Page: 103-105 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Part - Geology of the mine workings of Cobalt and South Lorrain silver areas
Publication Number: ARV31-02.001 Page: 22, 27 Date: 1998
Author: Knight C.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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