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| Record Name(s) | Green-Meehan - 1980, Pittsonto - 1980, Red Rock (South Part Property) - 1980 |
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| Related Record Type | Compound |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1980-Sep-09 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Cobalt, Silver
Secondary Commodities: Nickel, Copper, Zinc, Lead
Township or Area: Bucke
Latitude: 47° 24' 53.81" Longitude: -79° 37' 8.01"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 604183 Northing: 5252202 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M05NE
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
1905: Discovered by P. Green. 1906-1912: Consolidated Silver Cobalt Mines worked on the claims. 1917-1922: Edward and Wright Ltd. carried out exploration and underground workings. 1925-1928: Cobalt Contact Mines Ltd. carried out underground work including mining and milling. 1957: Four drill holes were completed. 1963: Silvermague Mining Ltd. owned the property. 1964: Pittsonto Mining Co. Ltd. owned the property.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 22 | 31M05NE0062 | 31M05NE0062 |
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Keewatin type |
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| Intermediate Pyroclastic Breccia | 2 | |||
| Wacke | 3 | |||
| Conglomerate | 4 | Gowganda conglomerate | ||
| Quartz Diabase | 5 |
Apr 28, 2023 (Q Unknown) - Keewatin andesitic lavas, pyroclastics and chert beds strike N to NE with steep SE dip. They are overlain unconformably in the south part of the property by up to 50' of shallow S dipping Gowganda conglomerate and greywacke of the Cobalt Series, and locally south of No.1 vein by a small dome of Nipissing quartz diabase about 50' thick.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Silver | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Galena | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 6 | Sphalerite | Economic | Gangue |
Apr 28, 2023 (Q Unknown) - Silver-cobalt bearing calcite veins occur in two groups striking N-S and NE, and in part follow the Keewatin interflow beds.
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 7199 |
Silver 498111 Ounces Cobalt 26886 Pounds Nickel 368 Pounds |
MDC010 P. 312-313 | Total production from 1905-1939 (intermittent). No tonnage data for 4 of those years. |
File - Resident Geologist files CO-0320, CO-0323
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Map - Cobalt silver area, northern sheet, Timiskaming District
Publication Number: M2050 Scale: 1:12,000 Date: 1997
Author: Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Preliminary report on Bucke Township, District of Timiskaming, description of mining properties
Publication Number: PR1960-02 Page: 85-88 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 302-303, 312-313 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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