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| Record Name(s) | Gifford Extension Mines - 1908, Agnico Mines Ltd. - 1968 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1980-Oct-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Cobalt
Secondary Commodities: Nickel
Township or Area: Coleman
Latitude: 47° 21' 47.35" Longitude: -79° 38' 10.09"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 602983 Northing: 5246423 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M05SE
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
1908-1918: shaft sunk 200 ‘ with 475 ft. of lateral work on the 200 ft. level; winze sunk 150 ft. from this level and 300 ft. of lateral work completed.
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Breccia-unsubdivided | 1 | Rhyolite | Hanging Wall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite | 2 | Intrudes | ||
| Lamprophyre-Unsubdivided | 3 | Intrudes |
Aug 01, 2017 (A Wilson) - Keewatin rhyolite, rhyolite breccia and greywacke outcrop in the east part of the claim. Granite of the Lorrain granite batholith is exposed in the west part of the claim. The Keewatin-Lorrain granite contact strikes north-northeast and dips west-northwest under the Keewatin volcanics. A fault striking north-northeast crosses the claim and a branch of the Cross Lake Fault extends north-west into the claim. Several north northeast-trending quartz veins occur.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niccolite | Economic | Ore |
Aug 01, 2017 (A Wilson) - Vein No. 5 on the 350 ft. level contained niccolite and cobalt mineralization.
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | MDI |
File - Resident Geologist file CO-0666
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
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:
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: 11-12 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 274-275, 280 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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