Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Fairfax Mines Ltd. - 1947, Schumann Lake Group - 1968 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Silver
Township or Area: Gillies Limit
Latitude: 47° 19' 25.33" Longitude: -79° 39' 58.63"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 600781.61 Northing: 5241999.42 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M05SE
Point Location Description: Diamond drill hole
Location Method: Data Compilation
1947: Fairfax Mines Ltd. geological mapping; prospecting. 1952-59: Fairfax Mines Ltd.: DD-13-3288.5.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63A.15 | 31M05SE0096 | 31M05SE0096 |
| 51 | 31M05SE0035 | 31M05SE0035 |
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 | Footwall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 2 | Cherty | Hanging Wall | |
| Vein | 3 | Footwall |
Aug 14, 2017 (A Wilson) - Four small calcite veins occur in the Nipissing diabase. The axis of the Schumann Lake Diabase Arch strikes northeast through the claims.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Aug 14, 2017 (A Wilson) - The intersection was in Keewatin rock 70 feet below surface and 2 feet above the contact of the Nipissing diabase sill. Benner gives an assay return of 8.04 oz. silver per ton and 2.1 per cent cobalt over the 1/2-inch.
Aug 23, 2023 (Q Unknown) - Assays up to 45 g/t Ag over 5 cm; chalcopyrite pebbles found in Huronian conglomerate beneath the diabase
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
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 and Gillies Limit, near New Lake, southeast of Cobalt, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: PR1961-02 Page: 23-24 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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