Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI31M05SE00092
Record Name(s) | Lang-Caswell Silver-Cobalt Deposit - 1910, Siscoe Metals of Ontario Ltd. - 1950, Lepaladan Corporation Ltd. - 1976 |
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Related Record Type | Simple |
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Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
Date Created | 1980-Sep-02 |
Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Cobalt, Silver
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
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.
Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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2.21796 | 31M05SE2037 | 31M05SE2037 |
2.20456 | 31M05SE2024 | 31M05SE2024 |
2.4460 | 31M05SE0003 | 31M05SE0003 |
2.02687 | 31M05SE2017 | 31M05SE2017 |
2.5100 | 31M05SE0002 | 31M05SE0002 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Quartz Gabbro | 1 | Quartz | Diabase | Host |
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Vein | 2 | Quartz And Carbonate | Intrudes | |
Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 3 | Footwall |
Aug 24, 2017 (A Wilson) - Syenite porphyry and lamprophyre were intersected in 3 diamond drill holes.
Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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2 | Silver | Economic | Ore | ||||
3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Rank | Classification |
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1 | Vein (Cobalt-Type) |
Rank | Characteristic |
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1 | Vein |
Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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1980 | 10 | MDI |
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
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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
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