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Record: MDI31M05SE00056

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Waldman Silver Mines Ltd. - 1909, Mining Corporation of Canada Ltd. (lease) - 1918, Camburn Silver Mines Ltd. (lease) - 1919, Waldag Mining Co. Ltd. - 1943, Siscoe Metals of Ontario Ltd. - 1968, Waldman Prospect - 2004
Related Record Type Compound
Related Record(s)
Record Status Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1980-Sep-17
Date Last Modified 2023-Aug-23
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Cobalt, Silver



Location

Township or Area: Gillies Limit

Latitude: 47° 22' 17.3"    Longitude: -79° 41' 7.59"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 599244.64   Northing: 5247283.51    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 31M05SE

Point Location Description: Shaft

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1909: Waldman Silver Mines Ltd. -Shafts 1 to 3 excavated. 1918: Mining Corporation of Canada Limited – 1810 ft. crosscut to shaft No. 3. 1919-20: Camburn Silver Mines Ltd. – underground work. 1943-1949:Waldag Mining Company Ltd. – geological survey and DD-8-2000 ft.. completed..1978: Teck Corporation – EM survey. 2004: Clear View Geophysics Inc. – magnetic surveys. 2006-2007: Cabo Mining Enterprises Corp. – DD-5-1099 m.; soil sampling 24 samples, stripping, assays.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
2.32821 20000001518 20000001518
2.31794 20000001221 20000001221
2.28088 31M05NE2029 31M05NE2029
2.32484 20000001397 20000001397
2.34330 20000001958 20000001958
2.30341 20000000838 20000000838
2.32685 20000001462 20000001462
2.32821 20000001518 20000001518
2.39187 20000003490 20000003490
2.48587 20000006560 20000006560

Geology

Province: Southern

Subprovince: Cobalt Basin

Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup

Formation Group: Cobalt Group

Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Conglomerate 1 Near
Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided 2 Near
Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided 3 Andesite Footwall
Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided 4 Cobalt Series Footwall
Vein 5 Calcite Intrudes

Lithology Comments

Aug 08, 2017 (A Wilson) - ) Flat lying Cobalt Series conglomerate and grewacke occur in a paleovalley trending north-northeast in the Keewatin surface. The under-lying Keewatin rocks consist of pillowed andesites and interflow sedimentary beds that strike east and face north.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
2SilverEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Aug 08, 2017 (A Wilson) - No. 1 shaft vein strikes east for 500’ with vertical depth of 67 ft. and extends into east adjoining Wyandoh property. No. 2 shaft vein is a short easterly striking vein. Two other small easterly striking veins occur in south-east corners of claims A10 and A22. Production came from the No. 1 shaft vein



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Vein (Cobalt-Type)
Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
1930 53 Silver 1042744
Cobalt 938
Silver Cobalt Calcite Vein Deposits of Ontario, p.228-229 1910-1930: Cobalt 2066 lbs; Silver 33,525 oz.

References

File - Resident Geologist files CO-1128, CO-1136

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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office


Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 84-85, 228-229  Date: 1968

Author: Sergiades A.O.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Preliminary report on parts of Coleman Township, concession 4, lots 1 to 5, and Gillies Limit, the eastern "A" claims, District of Timiskaming

Publication Number: PR1961-06 Date: 1998

Author: Thomson R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Map - Cobalt silver area, southwestern sheet, Timiskaming District

Publication Number: M2051 Scale: 1:12,000    Date: 1997

Author: Thomson R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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