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| Record Name(s) | Peterson Lake Silver Cobalt Mining Co. - 1905, Nova Scotia Silver Cobalt Mining Co. Ltd. - 1906, Dominion Reduction Co. Ltd. - 1913, leased toTrinova Cobalt Silver Mines Ltd. - 1935, Trinova Cobalt Silver Mines Ltd. - 1939, leased to Coballoy Mines and Refiners Ltd. - 1954, leased to Silver Town Mines Ltd. - 1963 |
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| Related Record Type | Compound |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1982-Jul-28 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Silver, Cobalt
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Gold, Lead
Township or Area: Coleman
Latitude: 47° 23' 12.97" Longitude: -79° 39' 44"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 600968 Northing: 5249032 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M05NE
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Located on the eastern shore of Peterson Lake, about 1½ miles southeast of town of Cobalt.
1905: Peterson Lake Silver Cobalt Mining Co. – underground workings commenced.1906: Nova Scotia Silver Cobalt Mining Company Limited - 1981-84: Silver Century Exploration Ltd.-rehabilitation of King Edward shaft; DD program and Agnico –Eagle Mines Ltd.: completed extensive underground DD project.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| CO-0777/ 63.3751/OM19-PA4-C-80 | 31M05NE0408 | 31M05NE0408 |
| 63.4172 | 31M05NE0148 | 31M05NE0148 |
| 63.4002 | 31M05NE0412 | 31M05NE0412 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Lamprophyre-Unsubdivided | 1 | Intrudes |
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| Diabase | 2 | Diabase | Intrudes | |
| Vein | 3 | Host |
Aug 02, 2017 (A Wilson) - Keewatin rocks cut by Haileyburian lamprophyre dikes are intruded by the Nipissing diabase sill. The upper contact of the diabase sill is circular with subhorizontal dip. Two faults cross the southwest portion of the claim; one strikes west- southwest and dips 70-80º NNE, the other strikes NNW and dips vertically. Silver-cobalt bearing veins mostly occur in the vicinity of the Keewatin-diabase contact. The silver and cobalt produced came mainly from veins nos. 1 and 2 which strike easterly and transect with steep dips both Keewatin rocks and Nipissing diabase. Base metal mineralization such as chalcopyrite and galena occurs in association with cobalt mineralization in veins No. 1 and No. 2.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Silver | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Galena | Economic | Gangue |
Aug 02, 2017 (A Wilson) - The average grade of silver between 1906 and 1911 was 81 oz./ton. The No. 1 Vein extends for a horizontal length of 600 ft. and persists to a vertical depth of at least 150’. Vein No. 2 extends for a horizontal length of 300’ and persists to a vertical depth of 250 ‘. Vein No. 10 has a horizontal length of 50’ and extends to a vertical depth of 75’. Production was restricted to where the vein cuts through the lamprophyre dike and andesitic lava.
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1952 | 10958 |
Silver 33678036 Cobalt 51846 Nickel 75 |
MDC 10, p.178-179 | total production 1906-1952 (intermittent) – 1,082,774 oz. Ag; 114,199 lbs. Co; 165 oz. Au |
Compend - Report of activities, 1983, Regional and Resident Geologists
Publication Number: MP117 Page: 176 Date: 1984
Author: Kustra C.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
File - Resident Geologist files CO-0726, CO-0778 (OMEP81-8-C-50), CO-0779 (OM82-8-C-63)
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Article - Kenora Resident Geologist area, Northwestern Region
Publication Number: MP122.001 Page: 201 Date: 1997
Author: Blackburn C.E., Hailstone M.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 84-6,178-9,232-3,254 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Preliminary report on part of Coleman Township, concession 5, lots 1 to 6, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: PR1961-04 Page: 38-44 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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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
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