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Record: MDI31M04NE00052

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Norbay Lorrain Silver Mines Property - 1928, Wolverine Property - 1999
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1982-Aug-23
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-20
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Silver



Location

Township or Area: South Lorrain

Latitude: 47° 12' 46.59"    Longitude: -79° 34' 26.88"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 607970   Northing: 5229814    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 31M04NE

Point Location Description: Adit

Location Method: AMIS Site Visit

Access Description: From North Cobalt, highway 567 south to Silver Centre for 28.5km turning west and continuing 9km to Montreal River. Adit inaccessible due to high water levels.



Exploration History

Circa 1928: Norbay Lorrain Silver Mines Limited - adit, pitting, trenching, DD-2. 1998-2004: Wolverine Exploration and Mineral Recovery - prospecting, mapping, sampling, ground geophysics, till sampling.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
CO-2555 / 2.19265 31M04NE2011 31M04NE2011
CO-2664/ 2.20162 31M04NE2019 31M04NE2019
CO-2832 / 2.23419 31M04NE2029 31M04NE2029
CO-2752 / 2.20981 31M04NE2024 31M04NE2024
CO-2752 / 2.28646 31M04NE2043 31M04NE2043
CO-2752 / 2.27288 31M04NE2039 31M04NE2039
CO-2913 / 2.25167 31M04NE2034 31M04NE2034
CO-2833 / 2.23420 31M04NE2030 31M04NE2030
CO-2914 / 2.25390 31M04NE2037 31M04NE2037

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
Diabase 1 Diabase Contains

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1SilverEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Aug 16, 2017 (A Wilson) - Silver values from the Norbay drilling reported values between 200 and 300 g/t Ag and 205 g/t Ag over unknown widths



Mineral Record Details

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

References

File - Resident Geologist files CO-1904

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Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office


MonoMap - Geology of south Lorrain Township, District of Timiskaming

Publication Number: R083 Page: 86  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, 439  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

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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

Location:


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