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Record: MDI31M05NE00139

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Smith-Cobalt Mines Ltd. - 1959, Rockzone Minerals Ltd. - 1968, Dolmac Mines Ltd. - 1959, W.H. Smith and Associates - 1905
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1980-Sep-03
Date Last Modified 2023-Aug-23
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Cobalt

Secondary Commodities: Copper, Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Lorrain

Latitude: 47° 23' 13.05"    Longitude: -79° 37' 54.26"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 603268.67   Northing: 5249074.48    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 31M05NE

Point Location Description: Pit

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1905: W. H. Smith – prospecting, trenching. 1928-1934: underground dewatered; a winze sunk on the South Vein; lateral work carried out on the North and South veins; winze sunk to 450 ft.; drifting along the north vein. 1959: Smith-Cobalt Mines Ltd. - trenching and pitting to explore for veins; 1959: Dolmac Mines Ltd. – DD-12-6010 ft. 1972: Rockzone Minerals Ltd. – DDH-1-170 ft. 1984: Phaeton Exploration Ltd. – property optioned, mapping, DD-3-2251.1 ft.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
38 31M05SE9735 31M05SE9735
35 31M05NE0120 31M05NE0120
63.4625 31M05NE0105 31M05NE0105

Geology

Province: Southern

Subprovince: Cobalt Basin

Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup

Formation Group: Cobalt Group

Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Gabbroid-Unsubdivided 1 Contains
Vein 2 Quartz-Calcite Host
Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided 3 Contains

Lithology Comments

Aug 18, 2017 (A Wilson) - The veins occur in Nipissing diabase that gently dip SW under Keewatin rhyolite.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1SphaleriteEconomicGangue
2ChalcopyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Aug 18, 2017 (A Wilson) - The best assay returned 5% chalcopyrite, 5% cobalt minerals and 51.4 g./t silver. During a period of underground development 10,027 lbs.Co was produced.



Mineral Record Details

References

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 - 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:


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:


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