White Reserve mine (Argentium Silver), Whitson Township, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada

Old silver mine that produced about 20,000 oz. and 1500 pounds of Cobalt.

History:
1908: Trenching and pitting were carried out; from open cut on a vein 10 tons of ore was taken out.
A shaft was sunk to 125'
1909-10: Shaft was deepened to 140'. On 70' level a crosscut was driven 200' south to cut vein No.7 on which 100' of drifting was done.
On 140' level crosscut was driven 125'north.
An adit was run 200' on vein No.21.
1918: Main shaft is deepened to 150'. Development of crosscutting and drifting done: On 70' level 215'; on 140' level north of shaft 492', and south of the shaft 330'.
Other shafts sunk are:
No.21 shaft 90' deep with 110' of drifting on 30' level.
No.10 shaft 50' deep.
No.14 shaft 30' deep.

Geology:

Nipissing diabase in the form of a sill possibly about 500' thick Is intruded into cream coloured Lorrain arkosic quartzite or sandstone at least 900' thick. A major N-S fault is reported to cross the property.
Over 15 exposures of silver-cobalt-bearing veins occur in the diabase at the surface.

Mineral List

6 entries listed. 6 valid minerals.

References