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| Record Name(s) | Flynn - 1902, Pontiac Silver Mining Ltd. - 1908, Bursary Silver Mines Ltd. - 1968, Morgan Silver Cross - 1979 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1980-Oct-24 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Silver, Cobalt
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Lead
Township or Area: Coleman
Latitude: 47° 22' 59.56" Longitude: -79° 38' 48.78"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 602133 Northing: 5248638 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M05NE
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
1902-1908: Flynn property acquired. 1900-1910: prospecting, 2 shafts sunk. 1949-54: Morgan Silver Cross Mines Ltd. – DD-6149.6 ft., assays. 1954: W.H. Hammerstorm – mapping; 1 ddh. 1979: P.E. C. Explorations Ltd – DD-8-2229 ft.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| CO-0740 / 63.3560 | 31M05NW0405 | 31M05NW0405 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 1 | Host |
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| Lamprophyre-Unsubdivided | 2 | Intrudes | ||
| Diabase | 3 | Diabase | Hanging Wall |
Jul 31, 2017 (A Wilson) - Steeply dipping west-northwest trending Keewatin sediments intruded by Haileyburian lamprophyre outcrop in the south part of the property; these are overlain by Nipissing diabase 300 ‘ thick in the north part of the property. In the southwest corner, the Cross Lake olivine diabase dike (of Keweenawan age) cuts the Keewatin and Hailyburian rocks in a northwest direction. An NNE fault with downward displacement on the east side crosses the property.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Galena | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Sphalerite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 6 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Jul 31, 2017 (A Wilson) - Silver and cobalt occur on the claim but no production has been obtained to date. Most of the exploration has beendone on three veins described below.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein (Cobalt-Type) |
File - Resident Geologist files CO-0741, CO-0747
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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
Location:
Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 249 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Preliminary report on part of Coleman Township, concession 5, lots 1 to 6, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: PR1961-04 Page: 29-30 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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