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| Record Name(s) | Cordon Cobalt Mines Ltd. (SW part) - 1920, J.J. McAndrew - 1968, Conroy McAndrew - 1986 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1985-Jun-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-25 |
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Primary Commodities: Cobalt, Silver
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Nickel
Township or Area: Gillies Limit, Gillies Limit
Latitude: 47° 21' 4.23" Longitude: -79° 40' 37.37"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 599916.62 Northing: 5245038.49 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M05SE
Point Location Description: CLaim C.950 CONC: Block 2, Lot: Claim T-23437 Conc: Block 8
Location Method: Data Compilation
1911: J. Burke – trenches and pits sunk on a calcite vein.1920: shaft sunk 100’ deep with 170” of crosscutting on the 100‘ level; diamond drilling carried out.1952: Cordon - DD..
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.32821 | 20000001518 | 20000001518 |
| 26 | 31M05SE0063 | 31M05SE0063 |
| 2.35596 | 20000002336 | 20000002336 |
| 63A.480 | 31M05SE0089 | 31M05SE0089 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 1 | Cobalt Sediments | Contains |
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| Diabase | 2 | Nipissing Diabase | Intrudes | |
| Vein | 3 | Intrudes |
Aug 04, 2017 (A Wilson) - In the eastern part of the claim steeply dipping Keewatin pillowed andesite that strikes north-west and faces northeast outcrops; this is underlain by Nipissing diabase that dips east-southeast outcrops; this is underlain by Nipissing diabase that dips eas-southeast from the contact which crosses the claim striking north-northeast. A fault occurs near the shaft striking N80E and dipping 70º.
Aug 04, 2017 (A Wilson) - A calcite vein occurs striking N80ºE and dipping 70ºN for 200 ft. long and 100 ft. deep along a fault.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein (Cobalt-Type) |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 274-275, 299 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 Page: 93-94 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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: 18 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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