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| Record Name(s) | Mayfair Mines Ltd. - 1945, Silvermaque Mining Ltd. - 1962 |
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| Related Record Type | Partial |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1985-Jun-07 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Silver
Secondary Commodities: Bismuth, Copper, Cobalt, Lead, Nickel, Uranium
Township or Area: Coleman
Latitude: 47° 20' 43.01" Longitude: -79° 38' 34.39"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 602508 Northing: 5244428 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M05SE
Point Location Description: Mayfair Shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
1910-16: Claim 304 – Mayfair Shaft sunk to 200’ with a few hundred feet of later work on 200’ level. 1916; shaft deepened to 420 ft. and a drift driven north into the adjoining Ophir claim. 1945-53: Mayfair Mines Ltd.- DD-25-7425 (surface DDH); UGD-76 -19,917 ft. 1961-62; 18-UGD-8327 ft. and 144 f t. of drifting.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 31M05SE0059 | 31M05SE0059 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granitoid-Unsubdivided | 2 | Adjacent | ||
| Diabase | 3 | Diabase | Host | |
| Vein | 4 | Host |
Jul 26, 2017 (A Wilson) - Steeply dipping Keewatin andesite with a general NW strike is exposed on most of the property. Lorrain granite occurs on the eastern portion of claim 602. Nipissing diabase occurs on the southern portion of claim 602 from where it dips in a general NW direction under the Keewatin rocks toward the New Lake diabase basin. The Nipissing diabase has two irregular arches in the upper contact; one trending NE of the shaft and a second trending NW, east of the shaft.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Bismuth | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Galena | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 2268 |
Silver 816155 |
MDC 10, p.150-151 | Total Production 1945-1953; silver 26,240 oz. $35,000.00 |
File - Resident Geologist file CO-0711
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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 - Preliminary report on parts of Coleman Township and Gillies Limit, near New Lake, southeast of Cobalt, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: PR1961-02 Page: 33-41 Date: 1998
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, 150-151 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC025 Page: 136 Date: 1984
Author: Robertson J.A., Gould K.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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