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Record: MDI41P10NE00023

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Castle-Trethewey - 1984, Castle No. 3 - 1984
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1984-Nov-01
Date Last Modified 2023-Mar-22
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Silver

Secondary Commodities: Nickel, Cobalt, Bismuth



Location

Township or Area: Haultain

Latitude: 47° 40' 36.06"    Longitude: -80° 44' 32.04"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 519348   Northing: 5280398    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 41P10NE

Point Location Description: AMIS Shaft location

Location Method: AMIS Site Visit



Exploration History

1979-88: Agnico-Eagle mined from upper levels only




Lithology Comments

Dec 02, 2022 (Q Unknown) - Veins: 'fissure-type' calcite +/- quartz, in upper part diabase sill.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1SilverEconomicGangue
3ChalcopyriteEconomicGangue
4DyscrasiteEconomicGangue
5GalenaEconomicGangue
6BismuthiniteEconomicGangue
7PyriteEconomicGangue
8BreithauptiteEconomicGangue
9ArgentiteEconomicGangue
10BorniteEconomicGangue
11BismuthEconomicGangue

Mineral Record Details

Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
1989 100932 Silver 91726455
Cobalt 34598
Copper 10181
Nickel 10986
RGO
1931 232726 Silver 200960217
Cobalt 136131
MDC010, p. 378-379

References

File - Resident Geologist files CO-1672, CO-1693

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Publisher Name:

Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office


Map - Haultain and Nicol townships, Timiskaming District

Publication Number: M2349 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1976

Author: McIlwaine W.H.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


Part - Gowganda silver area (4th report, revised)

Publication Number: ARV35-03.001 Page: 33-38  Date: 1998

Author: Burrows A.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 378-379  Date: 1968

Author: Sergiades A.O.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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MonoMap - Geology of the Gowganda Lake-Miller Lake silver area, District of Timiskaming

Publication Number: R175 Page: 101-104  Date: 1978

Author: McIlwaine W.H.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Article - 1979 report of the Kirkland Lake Resident Geologist

Publication Number: MP091.006 Page: 79  Date: 1997

Author: Lovell H.L., Ploeger F.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Article - Cobalt Resident Geologist's District - 1988

Publication Number: MP142.014 Page: 302-303  Date: 1997

Author: Owsiacki L., Cosec M., Anderson D.P.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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