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| Record Name(s) | Keeley-Frontier Mine - 1963, Keeley Mine - 1908, Canadian Keeley Mines Ltd - 1967, Jamie-Frontier Resources - 1940, Jedburgh - 1940, M & M Porcupine Gold Mines Ltd. - 1940, Keeley Claim HR 19 - 1907, Beaver Lake Claim - 1915, Frontier and Crompton - 1922, Haileybury Silver Mines Ltd. HR-16 - 1910 |
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| Related Record Type | Compound |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1984-Oct-18 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-20 |
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Primary Commodities: Cobalt, Silver, Nickel
Secondary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: South Lorrain
Latitude: 47° 12' .12" Longitude: -79° 30' 16.83"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 613257 Northing: 5228478 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M04NE
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From North Cobalt, highway 567 south to Silver Centre. Continue 28.5km taking road to right, drive 2.2km
1907-11: J.M. Wood and R.J. Jowsey discovered silver, first ore shipment in 1908. 1913-1919: Associated Gold Mines of Western Australia Limited optioned the property, sporadic production 1922-1931: Mining Corporation of Canada Limited continued production. 1935: A.G. Miller leased the property and production continued. 1912-1914: Haileybury Frontier Company sunk 3 shafts, underground development began. 1920-31: Mining Corporation of Canada Limited dewatered the mine, acquisition of multiple mining assets in the area, property in production. 1931-1943: property in production under a variety of individuals. 1963-65: Keely Frontier Mines had the mine in production. 1967: Canadian Keeley Mines Limited was the new owner. A total of 14 shafts were sunk on the entire property.1956: W. Hammerstrom completed 2 diamond drill holes totaling 116 ft, test pitting, and mapping. 1973: Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. continued development work at Beaver property, ore shipped to Penn Mill. 1992-94: A. Chitaroni carried out sampling 1994: Cobatec Ltd. carried out evaluation and excavation of waste piles.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63A.306 | 31M04NE0027 | 31M04NE0027 |
| CO-1844 / OP93-019 | 31M03NW0024 | 31M03NW0024 |
| CO-1844/ 2.15595 | 31M03NW0028 | 31M03NW0028 |
| CO-1844/ 2.15553 | 31M03NW0022 | 31M03NW0022 |
| CO-1844/ 2.15635 | 31M03NW0026 | 31M03NW0026 |
| CO-1812/ OPAP 92-664 / 2.15651 | 31M03NW0027 | 31M03NW0027 |
| CO-1812 / 2.14818 | 31M03NW9740 | 31M03NW9740 |
| CO-1856 / W9680.00001 | 31M03NW0031 | 31M03NW0031 |
| CO-1856 / 2.16120 | 31M03NW0030 | 31M03NW0030 |
| CO-2429 / 2.17786 | 31M03NW0047 | 31M03NW0047 |
| CO-1853 | 31M04NE0039 | 31M04NE0039 |
| 26 | 31M04NE0032 | 31M04NE0032 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic Tuff | 1 | Tuff And Agglomerates | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Calcite | Adjacent | |
| Diabase | 3 | Diabase | Adjacent | |
| Granodiorite | 4 | Intrudes | ||
| Diabase | 5 | Diabase | Contains | |
| Lamprophyre-Unsubdivided | 6 | Intrudes |
Aug 17, 2017 (A Wilson) - Archean-aged mafic metavolcanics are intruded by Nipissing diabase on the west side. Lamprophyre and a granodiorite stock also were encountered in the mine workings. Veins were observed in the lamprophyres and granodiorite. The main structural features of the property are the upper and lower contacts of the diabase and 3 veins (Wood’s, No. 16 and No. 28) which are intersecting. The Wood’s Fault vein strikes to the north and dips 55-69ºE. This fault has been interpreted as a reverse fault with a 30 foot displacement. The No. 16 Fault is occupied by a lamprophyre dike along most of its length. It strikes just south of west and dips 65S in the metavolcanics and steepens to near vertical in the diabase. This fault also is considered to be a reverse fault with a throw of 20 feet. The No. 28 Fault Vein strikes west from the southern part of Wood’s vein and dips 50-60ºN. There is a suggestion that there is a 50 ft. reverse throw on this fault. The Beaver Lake Fault trends 28ºN and has a variable dip from 55-85º. Ore shoots within this vein are controlled by variations in attitude of the fault-vein structure ant to a limited extent by hornblende lamprophyre, which in some places also controls the veins.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Silver | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Argentite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Smaltite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Niccolite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Breithauptite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 7 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Aug 17, 2017 (A Wilson) - Grab samples collected by Haileybury Silver Mines Limited from the west shaft rock dump assayed 11.24% Co, 0.66% Ni and 0.7 oz/t Ag; a 3” wide grab sample returned 1 oz/t Ag. A grab sample collected by Haileybury Silver Mines Limited from the east shaft rock dump assayed 14.70% Co, 2.40% Ni and 0.5 oz/t Ag; and a sample from a calcite vein at the east dump assayed 216 oz/t native silver.
| 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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| 1965 | 56897 | Canadian Mines Handbook 1979-1980 p.58 | Total producton from 1964-1965 of 204,206 oz Ag | |
| 1942 | 233361 |
Silver 12154353 Ounces Cobalt 733826 Kilograms Nickel 334 Kilograms |
MDC010 p. 429 | total production 1908-42 intermittent |
File - Resident Geologist files CO-1809, CO-1820, CO-1851, CO-1854, CO-1862, CO-1863, CO-1864, CO-1865, CO-1877, CO-1945
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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: 219-224 Date: 1998
Author: Knight C.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of south Lorrain Township, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: R083 Page: 37-45 Date: 1970
Author: McIlwaine W.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Article - Kirkland Lake District
Publication Number: MP057.002 Page: 33 Date: 1997
Author: Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 418-419, 428-429 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:
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:
Article - Kirkland Lake District
Publication Number: MP057.002 Page: 33 Date: 1997
Author: Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
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