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MDI31M05NE00139
| Record Name(s) | Smith-Cobalt Mines Ltd. - 1959, Rockzone Minerals Ltd. - 1968, Dolmac Mines Ltd. - 1959, W.H. Smith and Associates - 1905 |
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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° 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
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.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | 31M05SE9735 | 31M05SE9735 |
| 35 | 31M05NE0120 | 31M05NE0120 |
| 63.4625 | 31M05NE0105 | 31M05NE0105 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbroid-Unsubdivided | 1 | Contains |
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| Vein | 2 | Quartz-Calcite | Host | |
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Contains |
Aug 18, 2017 (A Wilson) - The veins occur in Nipissing diabase that gently dip SW under Keewatin rhyolite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sphalerite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue |
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.
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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