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| Record Name(s) | Farah - 1980 |
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| Related Record Type | Compound |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1980-Oct-07 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Silver
Secondary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Coleman
Latitude: 47° 23' 1.31" Longitude: -79° 39' 27.36"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 601323 Northing: 5248678 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M05NE
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1955: Pioneer carried out diamond drilling.
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Diabase | 1 | Diabase | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Contains | ||
| Vein | 3 | Calcite | Contains |
Jul 28, 2017 (A Wilson) - The northwestern part of the claim is underlain by Keewatin rocks for the most part andesitic lava flows which face northerly: the strikes are northwesterly and the dips steep . In places as at 300 feet south and 300 feet east of the northwest corner, are areas of Haileyburian hornblende lamprophyre, intrusive into the Keewatin, The thickness of the Keewatin resting on Nipissing diabase is probably nowhere greater than 100 feet. The top contact of the Nipissing diabase appears to be generally flat-lying. At 200 feet south and 500 feet east of the northwest corner of the claim a 10 dip to the west was noted.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Jul 28, 2017 (A Wilson) - A few feet north of the Southwest shaft a cobalt-bearing vein striking N 75º E. is exposed in a trench and its downward extension was in all probability explored by the underground workings. Native silver in small amount was seen on the shaft dump. It is possible that the shaft was put down to explore another vein presently covered by the jump, A cobalt-bearing vein with northeasterly strike isexposed in trenches near the No. 2 shaft. Near the Northeast shaft a northwesterly-striking vein is exposed at surface but possibly the shaft was put down to explore other veins presently concealed by the dump. At the North shaft, which has an estimated depth of 30 feet, a calcite vein up to 8 inches wide and with strike N60ºW is exposed. Red feldspar (probably albite), epidote, chalcopyrite, pyrite and a trace of cobalt-bearing minerals are present.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1926 | 253 |
Silver 278438 |
MDC 10, p.130-131 | total production 8952 oz. Ag; total value $4769.00 |
File - Resident Geologist file CO-0661
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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 part of Coleman Township, concession 5, lots 1 to 6, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: PR1961-04 Page: 45-47 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 130-131 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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