Roy Silver Mines (Hubert Lake; Tiara Mines Ltd.), Farr Township, Elk Lake area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 46' 57'' North , 80° 27' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Kirkland Lake | 7,775 (2012) | 51.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
244935
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:244935:0
GUID (UUID V4):
4ed2146b-9b1f-4759-9101-db279d50dd87
An old silver mine.
History
1912: No.l inclined shaft in claim MR 12898 was sunk 75'
No.2 shaft In claim MR 12899 was sunk 125'
No.3 shaft (17'S of No.2 shaft) was sunk 100'
1950-54: No.l shaft was deepened to 390' with levels at 66', 135', 205' and 300'.
1964-66: Small scale mining took place.
Geology
GEOLOGY
Nipissing diabase In the form of a sheet or sill, probably about 500' thick dips W off Algoman granite to underlie gently W dipping Cowganda conglomerate and quartzite on east side of property.
The Montreal River Fault strikes nearly NW two miles northeast
of the property.
In the diabase several narrow calcite veins occur that show silver-cobalt-copper mineralization.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
---|---|---|
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
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