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Canadian Keeley Mine (Frontier Mine), South Lorrain Township, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada

A silver mine.

This mine was also known by the locals as the "Silver Centre mine". Although, technically it actually refers to a cluster of mines in the Cobalt region.



References:
Palache, C., Berman, H. & Frondel, C. (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, 7th. edition, Volume I: 311, 321 & 368.

American Mineralogist (1968): 43: 656.

Geological Survey of Canada Paper 73-13.

Mineralogical Record (1982): 13: 109.

Mineralogical Record (1990): 21: 104.

Peter Fancy (2003), Silver Centre: The Story of an Ontario Mining Camp.





Map Reference: 47°11'57"N , 79°30'21"W

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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
Acanthite
Annabergite
'Apatite'
Arsenolite
Arsenopyrite
Azurite
Benjaminite
Biotite
Bismuth
Bismuthinite
Bismutoferrite
Breithauptite
Burgessite (TL)
Calcite
Chalcopyrite
Chapmanite (TL)
'Chlorite Group'
Cobaltite
Dolomite
Dyscrasite
Epidote
Erythrite
Galena
Gersdorffite ?
Goethite
Hematite
Limonite
Magnetite
Malachite
Marcasite
Matildite
Nickeline
Nickelskutterudite
var: Chloanthite ?

Pararammelsbergite (TL)
Pavonite
Proustite
Pyrite
Quartz
Scorodite
Silver
Skutterudite
var: Smaltite
Sphalerite
Stephanite
Stromeyerite
'Tourmaline'
Tremolite
'Wad'
Xanthoconite


56 entries listed. 41 valid minerals. 3 type localities (valid minerals).

Localities in this Region:
Canada
 
  • Ontario
    • Timiskaming District
      • Cobalt-Gowganda region
        • South Lorrain Township
          • Canadian Keeley Mine (Frontier Mine)

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