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MDI31M05NE00204
| Record Name(s) | Michigan - 1980 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1980-Oct-31 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Silver
Secondary Commodities: Cobalt, Nickel
Township or Area: Coleman
Latitude: 47° 22' 53.27" Longitude: -79° 39' 42.27"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 601014.65 Northing: 5248424.5 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M05NE
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: From Cobalt Take Hwy 11b North To Ferland Avenue, Turn Southeast And Cross The Larose Bridge, Continue On The Kerr Lake Road For 1km To The Colonial/kerr Lake Road Fork; Turn Southeast On Kerr Lake Road For 2.55kms; Traverse 90m Along Access Trail To The Michigan Shaft
1909: Michigan Cobalt Mining Co. sunk a shaft 100 ft. 1968: Agnico Mines Ltd. owned the property. 2009: CJP Exploration Inc. carried out a ground geophysical survey (magnetometer). 2017: First Cobalt Corp. carried out prospecting, sampling, assays and analyses. 2018: Cobalt Industries of Canada acquired property.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| W0980.00989 / 2.41168 | 20000003881 | 20000003881 |
| 28739 | 20000016964 | 20000016964 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Calcite | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Keewatin Volcanics | Near | |
| Diabase | 3 | Nipissing Diabase | Near |
Oct 30, 2020 (Sheree Hinz) - The claim is underlain by Nipissing diabase that forms the north dipping limb of the Peterson Lake diabase basin. The diabase overlies Keewatin volcanic rock. The Cyril Lake and Juno Metals Faults strike northeast across the property, A third fault strikes northwest near the shaft.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Silver | Economic | Gangue |
Oct 30, 2020 (Sheree Hinz) - Niccolite and cobalt mineralization was reported underground but silver was only found on surface. A small amount of chalcopyrite in granular calcite vein material was found in the shaft dump
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 part of Coleman Township, concession 5, lots 1 to 6, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: PR1961-04 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Scale: Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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