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| Record Name(s) | Wettlaufer Mine - 1908, Wettlaufer Claim HR 85 - 1908, Agnico Mines Ltd. - 1957, Cobalt Consolidated Mining Corporation - 1953 |
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| Related Record Type | Partial |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1982-Aug-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Cobalt, Silver
Secondary Commodities: Nickel
Township or Area: South Lorrain
Latitude: 47° 11' 32" Longitude: -79° 30' 4.64"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 613530 Northing: 5227615 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M03NW
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From North Cobalt take highwayy 567 going south to Silver Centre. After driving 28.5km, take the road to the right (west) and drive 2.3km.
1908-1913: Wettlaufer Lorrain Silver Mines Ltd. - stripping, test pitting, shaft sunk to 250 ft with 4 levels and development on the vein for 500 ft. 1916: Comfort Mining and Leasing Company - property leased, milling of fines in the dump and tailings from previous milling operations. 1917: Pittsburgh-Lorrain Syndicate - property leased - milling of material from dump, underground development. 1918-1919: Pittsburgh-Lorrain Syndicate - surface dumps processed and underground rock hoisted; re-treatment of sand and tailings. 1935: leased to Mr Dean and Mr. Downey - minor production. 1937: leased to C.E. Caine - minor production. 1946: Silanco Mining and Refining Co. Ltd. - property acquisition. 1950: leased to Keylode Cobalt Silver Mines Ltd. 1953: Cobalt Consolidated Mining Corporation - property acquisition.
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Calcite-Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabbroid-Unsubdivided | 2 | Contains | ||
| Mafic pillowed flow | 3 | Pillowed | Adjacent |
Mar 26, 2013 (A Wilson) - The vein occurs at the top of the Nipissing sill and does not extend into the overlying rocks. The Wettlaufer Vein strikes N60E and it outcrops along the side of the Wettlaufer valley within the Wettlaufer Fault. Silver production came from only a single vein. The main vein had a width of approximately 6 inches and occurred at a depth of between 110-250 feet below the Keewatin contact. The vein has a subvertical dip and extends over 1000 ft in length and weathers out at each end.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Argentite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Smaltite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Niccolite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Skutterudite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 8 | Rammelsbergite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue |
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein (Cobalt-Type) |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 8010 |
Silver 80652591 Grams Cobalt 10855 Kilograms Nickel 420 Kilograms |
MDC010, p.437 | total production 1909-16, 1927, 1935-40; $1,399,176.00 |
File - Resident Geologist files CO-1943
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Part - Geology of the mine workings of Cobalt and South Lorrain silver areas
Publication Number: ARV31-02.001 Page: 224-228 Date: 1998
Author: Knight C.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 418-419, 436-437 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - South Lorrain Township, Timiskaming District
Publication Number: M2194 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1970
Author: McIlwaine W.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of south Lorrain Township, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: R083 Page: 27, 30-32 Date: 1970
Author: McIlwaine W.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological Compilation of the Cobalt-Temagami Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: P3581 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 2006
Author: Ayer J.A., Chartrand J.E., Grabowski G.P.B., Josey S.D., Rainsford D.R.B., Trowell N.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - South Lorrain Township (north part), District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: P0289 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: McIlwaine W.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - South Lorrain Silver Area
Publication Number: ARV18-02.002 Page: 27-28, 225 Date: 1998
Author: Burrows A.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
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