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| Record Name(s) | Harris-Lorrain Syndicate Property - 1908, G.W. Levy Property - 1968, Lorrain Consolidated Mines Ltd. - 1917, Cobalt Mining Syndicate - 1939 |
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| Related Record Type | Compound |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1982-Aug-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-May-03 |
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Primary Commodities: Silver, Cobalt, Nickel
Secondary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: South Lorrain
Latitude: 47° 11' 59.73" Longitude: -79° 30' 1.72"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 613575 Northing: 5228472 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, take highway 567 south to Silver Centre. After driving 22.5km take road to right and drive 2.2km. The occurrence is north from this point.
1908: Harris-Lorrain - trenching, prospecting. 1917-26: Lorrain Consolidated Mines Limited - shaft and underground development, in production. 1937: J.V. Legris - production from waste dumps. 1939: A. Brockelbank Limited - production from waste dumps. 1939: Cobalt Mining Syndicate - property acquisition. 1952-53: Norbert Silver Mines Limited - underground mapping, underground development, UG DD, surface DD. Cobatec Ltd. - evaluation of waste piles, excavation of waste piles.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.3162 | 31M04NE0025 | 31M04NE0025 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Calcite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic pillowed flow | 2 | Pillowed | Contains | |
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Footwall | ||
| Lamprophyre-Unsubdivided | 3 | Footwall | ||
| Diabase | 4 | Nipissing Diabase | Intrudes |
Aug 16, 2017 (A Wilson) - The western half of the claim is underlain by very fine-grained intermediate to mafic metavolcanic rocks. Pillowed structures are found in the northwestern part of the claim and are westerly facing. Lamprophyre and feldspar porphyry dikes intrude the metavolcanics at depth. The most productive veins were the No. 1 and No. 2. The No 1 vein strikes east and dips north. The No. 2 vein also strikes north and is near the west boundary of the claim. The No. 2 vein ranges from 1-3 feet in width in the north and narrows to a width of 1 ft with 3-8 inches of calcite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Niccolite | Economic | Ore |
Aug 16, 2017 (A Wilson) - The No. 1 vein, consisting of calcite, strikes east and dips north. During the mapping of the mine workings by company geologists, small occurrences of cobalt and nickel were observed, but none of these were of ore grade. The silver grade was 27 oz./t and the cobalt grade was 31 lbs./ton. From the area around the no. 2 shaft, Norbert Silver Mines Limited were reported to have made shipments of ore which averaged 9.74% Co, 8.8% nickel, 0.03% Cu and 1.5 oz./t Ag. Veins No. 1 and No. 2 were considered the most important with production coming from No. 1 vein only.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein (Cobalt-Type) |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 451 |
Silver 13659 Ounces Cobalt 11934 Kilograms Nickel 17324 Pounds |
MDC010, p. 427 | total production 1925-26, 37-39 |
File - Resident Geologist files CO-1856, CO-1905
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
MonoMap - Geology of south Lorrain Township, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: R083 Page: 56-58 Date: 1970
Author: McIlwaine W.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 418-419, 426-427 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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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
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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
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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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Part - Geology of the mine workings of Cobalt and South Lorrain silver areas
Publication Number: ARV31-02.001 Page: 199, 233,-234 Date: 1998
Author: Knight C.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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