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| Record Name(s) | Victoria Silver Cobalt Mines Ltd. - 1906, United Cobalt Mines Ltd. - 1951, Rix Athabasca Uranium Mines Ltd. - 1962, Silver Century Exploration Ltd. - 1983 |
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| Related Record Type | Compound |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1980-Oct-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Silver
Secondary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Coleman
Latitude: 47° 23' 29.26" Longitude: -79° 39' 39.36"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 601056.66 Northing: 5249536.5 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M05NE
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: Data Compilation
1906-1910: Victoria Silver Cobalt Mines Ltd. - 6 shafts and 750 ft. of diamond drilling. 1980-81: King Edward Properties – DD-43-10,821 ft. 1982: Silver Century Explorations Ltd.- DD-45-10,831 ft. 1983: Silver Century Explorations Ltd.: exploration cross-cut (1500 ft.); rehabilitation of the 1090 ft. level and the Rix stope system was carried out; DD-9-1851 ft.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| CO-0777/ 63.3751/OM19-PA4-C-80 | 31M05NE0408 | 31M05NE0408 |
| 63.4172 | 31M05NE0148 | 31M05NE0148 |
| 63.4002 | 31M05NE0412 | 31M05NE0412 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Diabase | 1 | Diabase | Hanging Wall |
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| Quartz Arenite | 2 | Quartzite | Contains | |
| Granite | 3 | Contains | ||
| Vein | 4 | Calcite | Contains |
Aug 02, 2017 (A Wilson) - Keewatin rocks are intruded by the Nipissing diabase sill. The upper contact of the diabase sill strikes north and dips 10ºE. The western portion of the claim is traversed by a north-trending elongated topographic depression presumably caused by the selective erosion of bedrock along structural failures. The silver-bearing veins can be assigned to two sets; one strikes northeast and the other strikes northwest. Shaft No. 2 veins with north-west strikes are regarded to be the most important. Pyrite and chalcopyrite mineralization is associated with shaft no. 4 veins. A 3 –inch wide feldspar-amphibole dikelet containing calcite, pyrite and chalcopyrite traverses diabase in the south-west corner of the claim.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Silver | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Smaltite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Aug 02, 2017 (A Wilson) - North-east Vein System extends horizontally for a length of 150 ft. North-west vein system extends horizontally for a length of 250 ft. During the Rix Athabaska option, 3466 pounds of cobalt,1310 pounds of nickel and 1816 pounds of copper were produced from the King Edward Property. On the Peterson Lake Property, 27000 pounds of cobalt are reported as having been shipped by the Silvertown Mining interests.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
Compend - Report of activities, 1983, Regional and Resident Geologists
Publication Number: MP117 Page: 176 Date: 1984
Author: Kustra C.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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File - Resident Geologist files CO-0566, CO-0761, CO-0778 (OMEP 81-8-C-50), CO-0779 (OM82-8-C-63)
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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
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Article - Cobalt Resident Geologist area, Northeastern Region
Publication Number: MP122.007 Page: 201 Date: 1997
Author: Owsiacki L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 84-86, 216-217 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Preliminary report on part of Coleman Township, concession 5, lots 1 to 6, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: PR1961-04 Page: 33-36 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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