Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Last Chance Mining Company Ltd. - 1909, Van Chester Mines Ltd. - 1956 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-17 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Silver
Township or Area: Coleman
Latitude: 47° 21' 9.64" Longitude: -79° 46' 50.65"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 592083 Northing: 5245078 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M05SW
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
1909: Last Chance Mining Company Ltd. carried out surface exploration. 1956: Van Chester Mines Limited – DD-10
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 31M05SW0003 | 31M05SW0003 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Diabase | 1 | Diabase | Hanging Wall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartz Arenite | 2 | Quartzite | Contains | |
| Vein | 3 | Calcite | Contains |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Erythrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Aug 23, 2023 (Q Unknown) - 1' high grade silver reported ; vein traceable for 500 ft.;, 0.38% Co.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1991 | 10 | MDI |
File - Resident Geologist files CO-0700, CO-0838
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Mono - Preliminary report on parts of Coleman Township and Gillies Limit to the south and southwest of Cobalt
Publication Number: PR1960-03 Page: 5 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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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
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