Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI31M05SE00117
| Record Name(s) | Oxford Cobalt Silver Mines Ltd. - 1961, South Giroux Mines Ltd. - 1980, Professor Silver Mines Ltd. - 1980 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1980-Sep-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Silver
Secondary Commodities: Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Nickel, Zinc
Township or Area: Gillies Limit
Latitude: 47° 21' 22.21" Longitude: -79° 40' 15.37"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 600368.62 Northing: 5245601.49 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M05SE
Point Location Description: Veins
Location Method: Data Compilation
1949: South Giroux Mines Ltd. – geological survey; trenching; test pitting.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63A.118 | 31M05SE0086 | 31M05SE0086 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic pillowed flow | 1 | Pillowed | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Host | ||
| Diabase | 3 | Nipissing Diabase | Host | |
| Vein | 4 | Aplitic | Host |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Silver | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Aug 08, 2017 (A Wilson) - The only cobalt bloom found on surface is in a vein 375 ft. northwesterly from #3 shaft, on the adjoining property to the north, but a little cobalt was found in the core.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
File - Resident Geologist file CO-0118
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 274-275, 290 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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
Location:
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
Location:
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