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Otisse Mine (Welsh Mine), Mickle Township, Elk Lake area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Otisse Mine (Welsh Mine) | Mine |
| Mickle Township | Township |
| Elk Lake area | Area |
| Cobalt-Gowganda region | Region |
| Timiskaming District | District |
| Ontario | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 43' 31'' North , 80° 26' 39'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkland Lake | 7,775 (2012) | 55.6km |
Silver bearing calcite veins cutting diabase were discovered in 1908 by the Otisse brothers. Between 1908 and 1910 two shafts were sunk the deepest being 160 ft. The only record of production for that period was 2.380 oz. of Ag and minor cobalt. In 1963 Marjortrans Oil and Mines Ltd. reopened the mine and extracted some high grade silver ore. In 1964 G.S.Welsh acquired the property and extracted 100 tons of ore for test milling.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| 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 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
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