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| Record Name(s) | Taylor Claim RL 471 - 1913, Larum Mines Ltd. - 1962, Taylor-Conkey Claim - 1913 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1980-Aug-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Cobalt
Township or Area: South Lorrain
Latitude: 47° 12' 29.7" Longitude: -79° 30' 2.45"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 613542 Northing: 5229397 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. Drive 28.5km turning right and continue 800m. The site is on the east side of gravel road north of a pond/swamp.
1922: Taylor - 2 shafts (north shaft 75-100 ft deep). 1962-63: Larum Mines Limited - shaft dewatered, trenching, DD
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.18073 | 31M03NW0049 | 31M03NW0049 |
| 2.19419 | 31M03NW2004 | 31M03NW2004 |
| 2.48187 | 20000006393 | 20000006393 |
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 |
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| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Contains | ||
| Diabase | 3 | Diabase | Adjacent | |
| Conglomerate | 4 | Adjacent |
Mar 27, 2013 (A Wilson) - The claim is underlain by intermediate to mafic metavolcanic rocks which are unconformably overlain by Coleman Formation conglomerate. The top contract of the diabase strikes north near the east boundary of the claim and dips 15-30º W under the metavolcanics and sedimentary rocks.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Smaltite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Erythrite | Economic | Gangue |
Aug 16, 2017 (A Wilson) - Cobalt bloom was observed in a fracture in the trench.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein (Cobalt-Type) |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
File - Resident Geologist files CO-1875, CO-1935
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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: 234 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: 55-56 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:
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV19-01.003 Page: 143 Date: 1998
Author: Corkill E.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Mono - Annual report of the Ontario Department of Mines for the year 1962, volume 72, statistical review of the mineral industry and mining operations for 1962
Publication Number: ARV72 Page: 131-132 Date: 1998
Author: Kelly T.J., Riddell G.S.
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:
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