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Record: MDI31M03NW00019

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Caribou Lorrain Mine - 1924, Pennaque Minng Corporation Ltd. - 1967, Claim RL482 - 1909
Related Record Type Simple
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1980-Aug-27
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-05
Created By Q Unknown
Revised By A Wilson

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Cobalt



Location

Township or Area: South Lorrain

Latitude: 47° 13' 7.36"    Longitude: -79° 29' 43.89"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 613910   Northing: 5230567    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, hwy 567 south to Silver Centre driving 27.65km. Traverse south east a~600m to site



Exploration History

1909: shaft to 90 ft. 1924: Caribou Lorrain Mines Limited – 1968: Pennaque Mining Corporation Limited – property acquired


Geology

Province: Southern

Subprovince: Cobalt Basin

Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup

Formation Group: Cobalt Group

Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Vein 1 Calcite Host
Diabase 2 Diabase Contains
Conglomerate 3 Adjacent

Mineralization Comments

Mar 27, 2013 (A Wilson) - Cobalt-carrying veins were reported on surface near the shaft.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Vein (Cobalt-Type)
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Vein

References

MonoMap - Geology of south Lorrain Township, District of Timiskaming

Publication Number: R083 Scale:     Date: 1970

Author: McIlwaine W.H.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines


Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC010 Scale:     Date: 1968

Author: Sergiades A.O.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines


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


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


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


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