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Record: MDI31M05SE00092

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Lang-Caswell Silver-Cobalt Deposit - 1910, Siscoe Metals of Ontario Ltd. - 1950, Lepaladan Corporation Ltd. - 1976
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1980-Sep-02
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-02
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Cobalt, Silver



Location

Township or Area: Lorrain, Lorrain

Latitude: 47° 15' 13.16"    Longitude: -79° 33' 8.41"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 609536.65   Northing: 5234368.9    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 31M05SE

Point Location Description: Shaft

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1910: Lang-Caswell Cobalt Mines Limited sank No.1 shaft to a depth of 47.2 ft. with 39.9 m of cross-cutting on the 38.1 m level and also sank No. 2 shaft to 10 m; extensive trenching and pitting was conducted. 1951: Siscoe Metals of Ontario Limited – DD-6-2163 ft. and dewatered the shaft. 1981: R. M. Clark – VLF-EM survey. 2000: Cabot Mining Corp.: trenching. 2001: Cabot Mining Corp. – alluvial sampling; magnetometer and VLF-EM survey, geochemical; geological mapping.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
2.21796 31M05SE2037 31M05SE2037
2.20456 31M05SE2024 31M05SE2024
2.4460 31M05SE0003 31M05SE0003
2.02687 31M05SE2017 31M05SE2017
2.5100 31M05SE0002 31M05SE0002

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
Quartz Gabbro 1 Quartz Diabase Host
Vein 2 Quartz And Carbonate Intrudes
Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided 3 Footwall

Lithology Comments

Aug 24, 2017 (A Wilson) - Syenite porphyry and lamprophyre were intersected in 3 diamond drill holes.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
2SilverEconomicOre
3ChalcopyriteEconomicGangue

Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Vein (Cobalt-Type)
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Vein
Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
1980 10 MDI

References

Map - Geological series, Lorrain Township, southern part, concessions 1 to 6, District of Timiskaming

Publication Number: P1559 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1978

Author: Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 328-329, 338  Date: 1968

Author: Sergiades A.O.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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