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| Record Name(s) | Bellellen Silver Mines Ltd. - 1909, Leased to I. Mosher - 1931, Bellorain Mines Ltd. - 1935, leased to J.W. Brydges and D.J. Leahy - 1942, Bellagre Mineral Interests Ltd. - 1943, Silbe Silver Mines Ltd. - 1949, J. A. Price - 1957, J.H. Price Property - 1931 |
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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 | 2022-Sep-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Silver, Cobalt, Nickel
Township or Area: South Lorrain
Latitude: 47° 12' 12.72" Longitude: -79° 30' 8.73"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 613420 Northing: 5228870 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M04NE
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Pre 1909: Newman - trenching. 1909-1926: Bellellen Silver Mines Ltd. - shaft sinking (No 1 shaft to 80 ft with 114 ft of drifting), No 2 shaft sunk to 100 ft with drifting and a winze sunk to 275 ft, drifting on many levels; in production. .1931: I. Mosher: property leased, mine in production. 1935-40: Bellorain Mines Limited - in production. 1942: J.W. Brydges and D.J. Leahy - property leased, mine in production. 1943: Bellayre Mineral Interests Limited - in production. 1949: Silba Silver Mines Limited - property acquisition, dewatering. 1950: Consolidated Silver Banner Ltd. - underground development. 1967: J.H. Price - property acquisition. 1966-70: J. Price - DD-3-318 ft. 1972: Keeley Frontier Mines Ltd. - DDH plan; underground plans. 1974: J.H. Price - DD-1-105 ft. Cobatec Ltd. - evaluation of waste piles, excavation of waste piles.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| CO-1915 | 31M04NE0035 | 31M04NE0035 |
| 26 | 31M04NE0032 | 31M04NE0032 |
| 2.48187 | 20000006393 | 20000006393 |
| 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 | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Keewatin | Host |
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| Vein | 2 | Calcite | Intrudes | |
| Diabase | 3 | Diabase | Nipissing | Adjacent |
| Lamprophyre-Unsubdivided | 4 | Porpphyry | Intrudes |
Aug 16, 2017 (A Wilson) - Steeply dipping mafic metavolcanic rocks strike north and are intruded by a Nipissing quartz diabase sheet that dips about 40ºW beneath the mine workings. Lamprophyre and feldspar porphyry dikes occur locally underground. Calcite veins up to 15 inches in width are mineralized.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Chloanthite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Silver | Economic | Ore |
Aug 16, 2017 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected by Loyalty Mines Limited, from boxes in the shaft house, west of the Bellellen shaft, assayed 4.51% Co,18.59% Ni and 3.2 oz/t Ag.Calcite vein is up to 15 feet wide and extends 300 ft. north to south. The ore is characterized by high nickel content. The ore grade included 275 lbs./t (35 tons) nickel 1916; 159 lbs/ton cobalt in 1916; 35 tons mined; 43 oz. Ag. Silver. 1910-11: 1259 oz./ton silver; 24 tons mined.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1943 | 1 |
Silver 1182772 Cobalt 12930 Nickel 6085 |
MDC010, p.420 | total production 1910-43 (intermittent) - no tonnage data;(total of 38,027 oz Ag, 28,481 lb Co and 13,404 lb Ni produced) |
| 1910 | 15 | Silver = Units: 38,027 ozs; Cobalt = 28,481 lbs.; Nickel = 13,406 lbs. |
File - Resident Geologist files CO-1804, CO-1851
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
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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Part - Geology of the mine workings of Cobalt and South Lorrain silver areas
Publication Number: ARV31-02.001 Page: 229-230 Date: 1998
Author: Knight C.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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MonoMap - Geology of south Lorrain Township, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: R083 Page: 71-73 Date: 1970
Author: McIlwaine W.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 418-419, 420 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
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
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:
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