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| Record Name(s) | Lang Caswell Silver Cobalt Mines - 1909, Taylor Pipe - 1968, Caswell Mine - 1936 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1980-Sep-02 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-25 |
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Primary Commodities: Cobalt, Silver
Secondary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Lorrain
Latitude: 47° 14' 46.84" Longitude: -79° 33' 6.92"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 609583 Northing: 5233557 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M04NE
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: Data Compilation
1910: Lang-Caswell Cobalt Mines Limited sank No.1 shaft to a depth of 47.2 ft. with 39.9 m of cross-cutting on the 38.1 m level and also sank No. 2 shaft to 10 m; extensive trenching and pitting was conducted. 1951: Siscoe Metals of Ontario Limited – DD-6-2163 ft. and dewatered the shaft. 1972-73: geological geochemical and electromagnetic surveys were completed; DD-8-971.1 m. 1981: R. M. Clark – VLF-EM survey. 2000: Cabot Mining Corp.: trenching. 2001: Cabo Mining Corp. – alluvial sampling; magnetometer and VLF-EM survey, geochemical; geological mapping. 2005: Cabo Mining Enterprises Ltd. – DD-2-307m
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.30054 | 20000000763 | 20000000763 |
| 2.20456 | 31M05SE2024 | 31M05SE2024 |
| 2.4460 | 31M05SE0003 | 31M05SE0003 |
| 2.02687 | 31M05SE2017 | 31M05SE2017 |
| 2.5100 | 31M05SE0002 | 31M05SE0002 |
| 2.30276 | 20000000803 | 20000000803 |
| CO-1404 | 31M05SE0001 | 31M05SE0001 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Granite | 1 | Lorrain | Host |
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| Diabase | 2 | Nipissing Diabase | Intrudes |
Aug 28, 2017 (A Wilson) - Nipissing quartz diabase in the form of a thick, shallow dipping sheet intrudes Lorrain quartzite of the Cobalt Series. The property occurs across the contact of the above rocks. Gowganda Formation sedimentary rocks and limited outcrops of Lorrain Formation in the southeastern part of the property are intruded by quartz diabase. An irregular wedge of hornblende syenite is exposed in the northern end of the property. Hornblende syenite underlies much of the property.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Aug 28, 2017 (A Wilson) - Minor pyrite and chalcopyrite mineralization occurs in the Coleman sedimentary rocks. Several varieties of spotted alteration are prominent in parts of the property. The intensity of the spotted alteration is related to the distance from the quartz diabase and the composition and texture of the host rock.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein (Cobalt-Type) |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1936 | 21 | Production Ore Reserves 1503 oz. Ag; 4932 lbs. Co |
File - Resident Geologist file CO-1428
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Map - Geological series, Lorrain Township, southern part, concessions 1 to 6, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: P1559 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1978
Author: Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Lorrain Township, southern part, concessions 1 to 6, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: MP051 Page: 12-13 Date: 1976
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: 334 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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