Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Empire - 1980 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1980-Sep-04 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Cobalt
Secondary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Lorrain
Latitude: 47° 22' 38.87" Longitude: -79° 37' 3.43"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 604353 Northing: 5248038 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M05NE
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
1909: Empire Cobalt Mines Ltd. put down a shaft to 125 ft. 1963-1964: Trend Exploration and Development Ltd. optioned the property and completed a geophysical survey and diamond drilling. 1955: W.E. Brown completed 6 diamond drill holes totaling 1,386 ft. 2011: G.P. Chitaroni carried out line-cutting and ground geophysical surveys (VLFEM, electromagnetic, IP).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 31M05NE0137 | 31M05NE0137 |
| CO-3622 / 2.48612 | 20000006566 | 20000006566 |
| W1280.01957 / 2.52537 | 20000007717 | 20000007717 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz-Calcite | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diabase | 2 | Nipissing Diabase | Near |
Oct 30, 2020 (Sheree Hinz) - Quartz-calcite vein hosts the copper and cobalt mineralization within Nipissing Diabase.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Oct 30, 2020 (Sheree Hinz) - On the shaft dump vein material with comb textured quartz is present along with chalcopyrite. Cobalt mineralization was reported in the vein.
File - Resident Geologist file CO-1399
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Map - Cobalt silver area, southeastern sheet, Timiskaming District
Publication Number: M2052 Scale: 1:12,000 Date: 1997
Author: Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Preliminary report on the geology of the north part of Lorrain Township (concessions 7 to 12), District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: PR1960-01 Page: 50-51 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 328-329, 332 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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