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| Record Name(s) | Chambers-Ferland Mining Co. Ltd NW. - 1908, Aladdin Cobalt Co. Ltd - 1912, Kirkland Lake Proprietary Ltd. - 1919, Nipissing Mines Co. Ltd. - 1924, New La Rose Mining and Smelting Ltd. - 1938, Silver Miller Mines Ltd. - 1953, Tower Financial - 1966 |
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| Related Record Type | Partial |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1985-Jul-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Cobalt, Silver
Secondary Commodities: Nickel
Township or Area: Coleman, Coleman
Latitude: 47° 24' 11.96" Longitude: -79° 40' 39.28"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 599778 Northing: 5250833 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M05NE
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: Data Compilation
1908: sinking of shaft No. 1; Shaft No. 4 sunk to 525'; 1913-1921: Alladin Cobalt Company, Limited.- shaft sinking 1924-1925: Nipissing Mines Company - underground work from adjoining Nipissing RL 400 E½; 1954: Shaft No. 4 dewatered and limited amount of exploration done; 1955: shaft No. 1 dewatered. 1953: New LaRose Mining and Smelting Limited – sold to Silver Miller Mines Ltd. 1953: Silver Miller Mines Ltd. – dewatering of shafts, examination and diamond drilling. Exploration from the No. 2 Right of Way shaft on what is presently known as the Chambers-Ferland No. 1 vein was rewarded by finding an excellent orebody. Work on the property continued until 1958.
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Conglomerate | 1 | Hanging Wall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 2 | Slaty | Footwall | |
| Quartz Arenite | 3 | Footwall |
Jul 31, 2017 (A Wilson) - Pre-Huronian rocks are exposed at surface only in the southeast part,that is on RL.401, Parcel 3. Information on these in the rest of the property is very incomplete due to the heavy covering of Cobalt Series sediments. The pre-Huronian rocks on the north part of the property consist of a dominantly, possibly exclusively sedimentary series, with steep dips, and on the south part a series of andesitic lavas with intercalated sedimentary bands - all are regarded as being Keewatin. In RL.401 Parcel 3, the strike is about N.30 W. the dips steep and the tops toward the southwest.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Silver | Economic | Ore |
Jul 31, 2017 (A Wilson) - The production obtained by Silver Miller Mines, Limited from their Chambers-Ferland property during the period 1954-1953 was substantial, but statistics of the company do not segregate it from production of their other properties; an estimated 2,000,000 ounces of silver was obtained from Chambers-Ferland No. 1 vein alone. The 62-foot level is in Cobalt Series sediments, but the deeper levels are in Keewatin. Where in Keewatin, the vein followed a cherty interflow and was characterized by enrichment in chalcopyrite with smaller amounts of zinc blende and galena. Ore was mined for its copper content. Where in Cobalt Series sediments the vein contained cobalt minerals. Cobalt and copper mineralization occurred together only over a narrow vertical range and the cobalt minerals are reported to have been in distinct veinlets cutting through the chalcopyrite ,
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein (Cobalt-Type) |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Concordant |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1920 | 18890 |
Silver 71451902 Cobalt 11528 Nickel 1090 |
MDC 10, p.98-99 | Co12,938 lbs. Ag 1,107,810oz.; Ni 2400 lbs. |
| 1920 | 18890 | MDC 10, p.98-99 | Co12,455 lbs. Ag 1,067, 658 oz. |
File - Resident Geologist file CO-0599
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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: 161-165 Date: 1998
Author: Knight C.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - La Rose, Right of Way, and Chambers-Ferland (Aladdin) mines, showing plans of mine levels, Cobalt, District of Timiskaming, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM31A-14 Scale: 1:4,800 Date: 1997
Author: Knight C.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 84-86, 98-99 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: 66-79 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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:
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