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| Record Name(s) | Wabi Cobalt Silver Mining Co. Ltd. - 1960 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1980-Sep-03 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Cobalt
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Zinc
Township or Area: Lorrain
Latitude: 47° 22' 59.38" Longitude: -79° 35' 42.45"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 606039.68 Northing: 5248701.45 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M05NE
Point Location Description: Wabi Shaft
Location Method: Data Compilation
100 ft. shaft sunk on a vein; pits were sunk on a second parallel vein south-west of the shaft. 1963: 1974: E.W. McCullough DD-1-102'
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| CO-1436 / #37 | 31M05NE0123 | 31M05NE0123 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Quartz Diabase | 1 | Quartz Diabase | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz-Calcite | Host | |
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Footwall |
Aug 18, 2017 (A Wilson) - The veins occur in Nipissing diabase that gently dip SW under mafic metavolcanics.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 09, 2021 (Q Unknown) - GEOLOGICAL: QUARTZ-CALCITE VEINS IN DIABASE, ADJACENT OCCURRENCE;: 670M W AND 300M S OF WABI SH., 170-2700 G/T AG REPORTED FROM DUMP (REF 3), ADJACENT OCCURRENCE: 50M N AND 15M E OF SHAFT, DRILL HOLE #GL-84-2 CUT 1.04%/0.98M (REF 4).
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1 | MDI | The veins cut Nipissing diabase. Chalcopyrtie and cobalt mineralization occur in veins. |
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:
Mono - Preliminary report on the geology of the north part of Lorrain Township (concessions 7 to 12), District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: PR1960-01 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 339 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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