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Record: MDI31M05NE00072

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Nipissing 404 - 1980
Related Record Type Compound
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1980-Oct-22
Date Last Modified 2023-Aug-24
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Cobalt, Silver

Secondary Commodities: Nickel, Diamond



Location

Township or Area: Coleman

Latitude: 47° 23' 32.87"    Longitude: -79° 40' 51.47"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 599543   Northing: 5249622    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 31M05NE

Point Location Description: Shaft

Location Method: AMIS Site Visit



Exploration History

2005: Sampling by Grabowski (OFR 6170) sample GGDA0441 returned 23 microdiamonds. Sample site is 599310E and 5249515N. Follow-up by Contact Diamonds by collecting a 500 kg sample.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
7DiamondEconomicOre
1ChalcopyriteEconomicGangue
2PyrrhotiteEconomicGangue
3SilverEconomicGangue
4SphaleriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Aug 24, 2023 (Q Unknown) - Some of 'inter-flow' east of 81 sh est'd at more than 1% Cu.



Mineral Record Details

Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
1950 22078 Silver 943157072
Cobalt 1240245
Nickel 80390
MRC 10, P.168-171 TOTAL PRODUCTION 1921-1950 (INCLUDES OTHER PROPERTIES)
1920 1 Silver 401488904
MRC 10, P.168-171 SILVER ONLY 1918-1920 -TONNAGE IN 1917 ENTRY - INCLUDES OTHER PROPERTIES
1917 11787 Silver 943460300
Cobalt 945379
MRC 10, 168-171 TOTAL PRODUCTION 1911-1920 (SILVER ONLY TO 1917) INCLUDES OTHER PROPERTIES
1910 17618 Silver 567091341
Cobalt 373434
Nickel 26825
MRC 10, P.168-171 TOTAL PRODUCTION 1905-1910 (INCLUDES OTHER PROPERTIES)

References

File - Resident Geologist files CO-0600, CO-0717

Publication Number: Date:

Author:

Publisher Name:

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:


Thesis - Base Metals Nep. Hill BSc Thesis

Publication Number: BSc Thesis Date: 1901

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Kirkland Lake RGP


Book - GAG1984,FIELDTRIP G.BOOK 4 P59-611

Publication Number: GAG Date: 1984

Author:

Publisher Name: KL RGO

Location:


MonoMap - Sampling Lamprophyre Dikes for Diamonds: Discover Abitibi Initiative

Publication Number: OFR6170 Date: 2005

Author: Grabowski G.P.B., Wilson A.C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Mono - Preliminary report on part of Coleman Township, concession 5, lots 1 to 6, District of Timiskaming

Publication Number: PR1961-04 Date: 1998

Author: Thomson R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 84-86, 168-169  Date: 1968

Author: Sergiades A.O.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Thesis - A Sulphur Isotope and Structural Study of the Silver Vein Host Rocks at Cobalt Ontario

Publication Number: MSc Thesis Date: 1986

Author: Wilson, S.B.

Publisher Name: Carleton University

Location: Kirkland Lake RGP Office


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