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| Record Name(s) | Big Six Cobalt Mines Ltd. Shaft - 1906, J.J. Gray Property - 1964, Claim MR18605 - 1964 |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2011-Oct-05 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-20 |
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Primary Commodities: Silver, Cobalt
Township or Area: James
Latitude: 47° 44' 32.63" Longitude: -80° 21' 23.38"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 548241 Northing: 5287870 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 41P09NW
Point Location Description: shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Drive north from Elk Lake towards Matachewan on highway 65 for 2.4km and turn left into gravel pit; proceed to third level and park truck; take bearing of due west from north tip of second level pit for 185m.
1910: Big Six Silver Cobalt Mines Ltd. - shaft sinking, underground development. 1952; Lenwood Mining and Exploration Ltd. - property leased, mapping. 1996-97: C. Diplacido - ground geophysics, soil geochemistry, mapping. 2008: Amador Gold Corp. - ground geophysics
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| CO-3493/2.40076 | 20000003695 | 20000003695 |
| 63A.316 | 41P09NW8490 | 41P09NW8490 |
| CO-2398/ 2.1614 | 41P09NW2002 | 41P09NW2002 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Conglomerate | 1 | Adjacent |
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| Wacke | 2 | Adjacent | ||
| Vein | 3 | Calcite | Host | |
| Diabase | 4 | Diabase | Host |
Oct 11, 2011 (A Wilson) - A number of narrow calcite veins and stringer zones, some associated with aplite dikes, can be seen under present conditions. These veins belong to two systems, one near north/south and the other roughly east-west.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Silver | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Bornite | Economic | Gangue |
Oct 11, 2011 (A Wilson) - Surface assays from the No. 4 vein returned values of 11.5 oz/t Ag over 3 inches.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
File - Resident Geologist files CO-1231
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 356 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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MonoMap - Geology of the Elk Lake area, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: R062 Page: 33-34 Date: 1968
Author: MacKean B.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV19-01.003 Page: 115 Date: 1998
Author: Corkill E.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
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Map - Mickle and James townships, Timiskaming District
Publication Number: M2151 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1968
Author: MacKean B.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Map - James Township, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: P0239 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: MacKean B.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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