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| Record Name(s) | Priest Mine - 1907, Cross Lake Mining Property - 1955 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1980-May-09 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-17 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold
Township or Area: Torrington
Latitude: 46° 51' 56.38" Longitude: -79° 57' 56.7"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 578826 Northing: 5190755 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31L13SW
Point Location Description: shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Helicopter or float plane to southeast shore of island. Walk northward about 75m to the island isthmus. Shaft located beside low lying bushes near west shore
1907-1908: Cross Lake Mining Company Limited - pitting, inclined shaft (76 ft); small shipment of ore. 1955:Cross lake Mining Company Limited - dewatering of shaft, sampling, DD-4. 2002: JML Resources Ltd. - airborne geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| Torrington-0010 | 31L13SW0001 | 31L13SW0001 |
| 2.23293 | 31M03SW2002 | 31M03SW2002 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claystone | 2 | Argillite | Contains |
Aug 17, 2012 (A Wilson) - The wall rock consists of sheared argillite containing a few narrow calcite stringers. The vein has an eastward strike and dips to the south at 40°. It ranges in width from 4 inches to 24 inches. A flat-lying quartz vein also is reported in a pit lying approximately 300 feet to the north. Two additional quartz veins also were observed in the hanging wall of the shaft.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Galena | Economic | Ore |
Aug 17, 2012 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected from the site assayed $2.00 Au, $9.20 Ag, $4.20 Cu, $4.00 Pb. Grab samples collected by Cross Lake Mining Co. from the floor of the shaft returned the following assays. Sample 1: 0.03 oz/t Au, 2.26 oz/t Ag, 5.03% Cu and 2.39% Pb. Sample 2: 0.01% Au, 2.12 oz/t Ag, 0.35% Cu and 4.99% Pb.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
Map - Vogt-Hobbs area, Nipissing District
Publication Number: M2048 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Grant J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - The cobalt-nickel arsenides and silver deposits of Temiskaming (Cobalt and adjacent areas), chapters 1, 2 and 3
Publication Number: ARV19-02.001 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Miller W.G., Burrows A.G., Hore R.E., DeLury J.S., Knight C.W., Stewart R.B., Collins W.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits in Ontario (revised to February, 1957)
Publication Number: MDC002 Scale: Date: 1957
Author: Thomson J.E., Ferguson S.A., Johnston W.G.Q., Pye E.G., Savage W.S., Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Vogt-Hobbs area, District of Nipissing
Publication Number: R022 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Grant J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Scale: Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Vogt Township and west part of Torrington Township, District of Nipissing
Publication Number: P0116 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Grant J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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