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| Record Name(s) | Moose Horn Mines Ltd. - 1907, Laurin-Welsh Property - 1967 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1981-Mar-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-19 |
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Primary Commodities: Silver
Secondary Commodities: Cobalt
Township or Area: James
Latitude: 47° 44' 19.68" Longitude: -80° 18' 47.38"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 551492.999 Northing: 5287497.995 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 41P09NW
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Proceed east from Elk Lake on the Charlton highway 1.2km; turn left into driveway by large muck pile; feature located ~50m up driveway.
1907: Moose Horn Mines Ltd. - property acquisition. 1959: Min-Ore Mines Ltd. - DD-3-534 ft. 1968-74: L. Lauren and G.S. Welsh - property acquisition, airborne geophysics, trenching.
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Calcite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diabase | 2 | Diabase | Contains |
Oct 11, 2011 (A Wilson) - Granophyric Nipissing diabase contains east-northeast and north south trending veins up to 10 inches in width. A small high-grade ore find was made on the 125 foot level and a small trial shipment of ore was made.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Niccolite | Economic | Ore |
Oct 11, 2011 (A Wilson) - A single published assay for the property documents 13,250 oz/t Ag.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1981 | 3 | MDI | 3 tons of ore were shipped |
File - Resident Geologist files CO-1237, CO-1265, CO-1267
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Map - Mickle and James townships, Timiskaming District
Publication Number: M2151 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1968
Author: MacKean B.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Elk Lake area, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: R062 Page: 30-31 Date: 1968
Author: MacKean B.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 356 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV18-01.002 Page: 126 Date: 1998
Author: Corkill E.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV19-01.003 Page: 116 Date: 1998
Author: Corkill E.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV22-01.003 Page: 123 Date: 1998
Author: Corkill E.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - The cobalt-nickel arsenides and silver deposits of Temiskaming (Cobalt and adjacent areas), chapters 1, 2 and 3
Publication Number: ARV19-02.001 Page: 161 Date: 1998
Author: Miller W.G., Burrows A.G., Hore R.E., DeLury J.S., Knight C.W., Stewart R.B., Collins W.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Map - James Township, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: P0239 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: MacKean B.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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