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| Record Name(s) | Beaver Mine - 1907, Beaver-Timiskaming - 1967, Ansil Mines Ltd. - 1968, Agnico- Eagle Mines Ltd. - 1967 |
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| Related Record Type | Partial |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1980-Oct-02 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Nov-03 |
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Primary Commodities: Silver, Cobalt
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Lead, Nickel
Township or Area: Coleman
Latitude: 47° 21' 43.63" Longitude: -79° 38' 24.49"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 602683 Northing: 5246303 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M05SE
Point Location Description: Beaver Shaft
Location Method: Data Compilation
1907-1920: Beaver Consolidated Mines Ltd. – No. 1 Shaft sunk to1600 ft.; No. 2 shaft sunk to 77 ft., Knight reports that some 8½ miles of underground workings were done; 1912: concentrating plant installed. 1907-1920: exploration of the top surface of the Nipissing diabase;1916-17 exploration of the bottom of the Nipissing diabase. 1924-29: mine inactive. 1929-1940: small production was won yearly from yearly operations. 1944: Silanco Mining and Smelting Co. had ownership. 1957: Ansil Mines Ltd. had ownership. 1967: Leased to Agnico Mines Ltd. From 1943 to 1959 mining was carried out in conjunction with Temiskaming Mine (Beaver and Temisakaming mine interconnected underground). 1989: Production at Beaver-Temiskaming Mine ceased.
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Andesite | Contains |
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| Chert | 2 | Host | ||
| Lamprophyre-Unsubdivided | 3 | Host | ||
| Diabase | 4 | Diabase | Host | |
| Granitoid-Unsubdivided | 5 | Host |
Jul 28, 2017 (A Wilson) - ) Keewatin volcanics are intruded by 1100 ft. thick Nipissing sill with east dip that steepens along north-striking roll. The sill encloses a large xenolith of Lorrain Granite. The Beaver Fault, with steep east dip was initiated by the granite intrusion. Most silver and cobalt production was obtained from veins No. 3 and 5 in Keewatin rocks near contact above sill, a little in the sill and some in the granite xenolith. Some production below the sill was obtained in Keewatin rocks from vein 1600-1.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue |
Jul 28, 2017 (A Wilson) - Production was obtained mainly from two veins, Nos. 3 and 5 which are part of the same vein group or "system" of the Temiskaming mine to the south. The present writer would emphasize that the veins in this system were greatly influenced by older pre-diabase structures. Older quartz veins are commonly followed by younger silver-cobalt-calcite veins. There is no suggestion that the position of these older structures was influenced to any extent by the Keewatin chert bed.
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 10506 |
Silver 156343 Ounces |
MP147 p.273-274 | Ore hoisted to surface from stopes in the Cobalt Lode area of the mine. |
| 1988 | 12179 |
Silver 333925 Ounces |
MP142 p.303 | From the Cobalt Lode and Brady Lake area of the Beaver-Temiskaming mine. Mine operations suspended in 1988. |
| 1940 | 59140 |
Silver 7127858 Ounces Cobalt 139472 Pounds Nickel 1397 Pounds |
MDC010 p. 90-91 | Total production 1907-1940 |
Book - Field Trip Guidebook: Geology, Silver and Gold Deposits: Cobalt and Kirkland Lake
Publication Number: GAC-MAC Page: 1-29 Date: 1984
Author: L. Owsiacki, and H. Lovell
Publisher Name: GAC-MAC
Location: Kirkland Lake RGP Office
Compend - Report of activities, 1986, Regional and Resident Geologists
Publication Number: MP134 Page: 222 Date: 1987
Author: Kustra C.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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File - Resident Geologist file CO-0616
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Map - Cobalt silver area, southeastern sheet, Timiskaming District
Publication Number: M2052 Scale: 1:12,000 Date: 1997
Author: Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 84-86, 90-91 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Publication - Geology and Isotope Geochemistry of the Beaver-Temiskaming Silver Mine Cobalt, Ontario
Publication Number: MSc Thesis Date: 1985
Author: Goodz, M.D.
Publisher Name: Carleton University
Location: Kirkland Lake RGP Office
Compend - Report of activities, 1988, Resident Geologists
Publication Number: MP142 Page: 303 Date: 1989
Author: Fenwick K.G., Giblin P.E., Pitts A.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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File - Resident Geologist file CO-0560
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Journal - Northern Miner 79-11-29, Agnico Eagle, p. A1, A8
Publication Number: NMINER Date: 1979
Author:
Publisher Name: Northern Miner
Location: Kirkland Lake RGO
Compend - Report of activities, 1989, Resident Geologists
Publication Number: MP147 Page: 273-274 Date: 1990
Author: Fenwick K.G., Giblin P.E., Pitts A.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Preliminary report on parts of Coleman Township, concession 3, lots 1 to 3, and Gillies Limit, blocks 1 and 2; claims A 48 to 58 and A 88 to 100, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: PR1961-07 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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