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| Record Name(s) | Right of Way Mines Ltd. South - 1906, Right of Way Mining Co Ltd. - 1980, Laurentian Mines Ltd. - 1932, Cobalt Properties Ltd. - 1934, Silanco Mining and Refining Co. Ltd. - 1945, Cobalt Consolidated Mining Corp. - 1964 |
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| Related Record Type | Partial |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1980-Oct-09 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Silver
Secondary Commodities: Cobalt
Township or Area: Coleman, Coleman
Latitude: 47° 23' 52.87" Longitude: -79° 40' 41.91"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 599733 Northing: 5250243 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M05NE
Point Location Description: Shaft #1.
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
1906-22: Right of Way Mines Ltd. – 2 shafts with underground workings. Post 1922: little or no exploration was done. 1932: Laurentian Mines carried on work in a small way under lease from the owners.. 1934: Right of Way North Mine was acquired by Cobalt Properties Ltd..- from then until 1953 little if any work was done (ownership changed from Silanco Mining and Smelting Corporation Ltd., to Silanco Mining and Refining Corporation Ltd. to Cobalt Consolidated mining Corporation Ltd. 1953: Cobalt Consolidated dewatered Shaft No. 2 – pumped out shaft
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Conglomerate | 1 | Cobalt Sediments | Hanging Wall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Footwall | ||
| Vein | 3 | Quartz | Host |
Aug 03, 2017 (A Wilson) - Cobalt sediments overlie Keewatin rocks unconformably. The central part of the property is traversed by two major faults; the Contact or Reverse Fault striking N15ºW with low eastern dip is a reverse fault; the X-Fault, striking east-southeast is a normal fault. Near shaft No. 4, a third fault strikes north and dips 37º E The veins on which mining was done were extension of those from contiguous properties. A set of 5 veins striking north-west occur in the Cobalt Sediments.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver | Economic | Ore |
Aug 03, 2017 (A Wilson) - The northwest vein system had a horizontal length of over 100 feet and extends vertically 50 ft.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein (Cobalt-Type) |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 5010 |
Silver 92352299 Cobalt 18965 |
MDC010, p. 196-199 | Total Production 1906-35 (intermittent) 169,000 oz.Ag. |
File - Resident Geologist files CO-0759, CO-0760
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 84-86, 196-199 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Preliminary report on part of Coleman Township, concession 6, lots 1 to 6, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: PR1961-03 Page: 104-111 Date: 1998
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: 115-116 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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