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| Record Name(s) | James Dolan Property - 1935, Hector Silver Mines Claim C1101 - 1924, Claim 49237 - 1961 |
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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-22 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Cobalt, Silver
Township or Area: Gillies Limit
Latitude: 47° 21' 20.75" Longitude: -79° 43' 30.32"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 596280 Northing: 5245488 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M05SE
Point Location Description: veins on former claim C1101
Location Method: Data Compilation
circa 1935: J. Dolan – mining of cobalt from vein. 1961: Sterling Engineering – DD-1-125 ft
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| CO-1025 | 31M05SE0062 | 31M05SE0062 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Calcite | Contains |
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| Quartz Diabase | 2 | Quartz Diabase | Host |
Feb 04, 2015 (A Wilson) - The calcite vein strikes NE and has a near vertical dip.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Niccolite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Bismuth | Economic | Gangue |
Feb 04, 2015 (A Wilson) - Approximately 5 tons of cobalt ore was mined from the vein in the mid 1930’s. Grab samples returned assays up to 1.7% Co.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein (Cobalt-Type) |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
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:
Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 274-275, 293 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Preliminary report on parts of Coleman Township and Gillies Limit to the south and southwest of Cobalt
Publication Number: PR1960-03 Page: 44-45 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Statistical review of Ontario's mineral industry in 1921
Publication Number: ARV31-01.001 Page: 52 Date: 1997
Author: Rogers W.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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