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O'Brien Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| O'Brien Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Coleman Township | Township |
| Cobalt area | Mining Area |
| Cobalt-Gowganda region | Region |
| Timiskaming District | District |
| Ontario | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 23' 59'' North , 79° 40' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2019
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Temiskaming Shores | 10,442 (2010) | 11.1km |
| Ville-Marie | 2,831 (2016) | 19.1km |
| Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues | 2,928 (2016) | 19.1km |
| Englehart | 1,685 (2008) | 48.7km |
This mine was the longest continuously operating mine in the Cobalt area (1905-1967). It was developed through 5 shafts, the deepest being 345ft; and over 16 miles of drifts, cross-cuts, and raises. Total production was approx. 41 million oz. Ag; 3 million lbs. Co; 200,000 lbs. Ni; 500,000 lbs. Cu; and 64 oz. of gold.
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| ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S References: |
| ⓘ Allargentum Formula: (Ag1-xSbx) References: personal correspondence with Doug ScottIdentification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Annabergite Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS References: |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite var. Danaite Formula: (Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS - (Fe0.65Co0.35)AsS |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Breithauptite Formula: NiSb |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Cobaltite Formula: CoAsS |
| ⓘ Dyscrasite Formula: Ag3Sb References: |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Erythrite Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Ferrisymplesite Formula: Fe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Habit: Octahedral crystals to 2.5" |
| ⓘ Gersdorffite Formula: NiAsS |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Löllingite Formula: FeAs2 References: |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Matildite Formula: AgBiS2 Habit: Intergrown with galena which displays a whiter colour and brighter lustre than normal galena, and a rhombohedral cleavage rather than the normal cubic cleavage. |
| ⓘ Native Bismuth Formula: Bi |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Mercury Formula: Hg |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag |
| ⓘ Nickeline Formula: NiAs |
| ⓘ Formula: NiAs3 Description: Despite older claims for finding cloanthite now nickelskutterudite none has been found to date. |
| ⓘ Pearceite Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| ⓘ Polybasite Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| ⓘ Proustite Formula: Ag3AsS3 |
| ⓘ Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rammelsbergite Formula: NiAs2 |
| ⓘ Safflorite Formula: (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 References: personal correspondence with Doug ScottIdentification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Skutterudite Formula: CoAs3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
| ⓘ Spherocobaltite Formula: CoCO3 |
| ⓘ Stephanite Formula: Ag5SbS4 |
| ⓘ Stromeyerite Formula: AgCuS |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Wittichenite Formula: Cu3BiS3 |
| ⓘ Xanthoconite Formula: Ag3AsS3 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| ⓘ | Native Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
| ⓘ | Native Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Allargentum | 2.AA.30 | (Ag1-xSbx) |
| ⓘ | Dyscrasite | 2.AA.35 | Ag3Sb |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Stromeyerite | 2.BA.40 | AgCuS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Breithauptite | 2.CC.05 | NiSb |
| ⓘ | Nickeline | 2.CC.05 | NiAs |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Löllingite | 2.EB.15a | FeAs2 |
| ⓘ | Rammelsbergite | 2.EB.15a | NiAs2 |
| ⓘ | Safflorite | 2.EB.15a | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | var. Danaite | 2.EB.20 | (Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS - (Fe0.65Co0.35)AsS |
| ⓘ | Cobaltite | 2.EB.25 | CoAsS |
| ⓘ | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
| ⓘ | Nickelskutterudite ? | 2.EC.05 | NiAs3 |
| ⓘ | Skutterudite | 2.EC.05 | CoAs3 |
| ⓘ | Proustite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3AsS3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ | Xanthoconite | 2.GA.10 | Ag3AsS3 |
| ⓘ | Wittichenite | 2.GA.20 | Cu3BiS3 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Stephanite | 2.GB.10 | Ag5SbS4 |
| ⓘ | Pearceite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| ⓘ | Polybasite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| ⓘ | Matildite | 2.JA.20 | AgBiS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Spherocobaltite | 5.AB.05 | CoCO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Annabergite | 8.CE.40 | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Erythrite | 8.CE.40 | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Ferrisymplesite | 8.CE.40 | Fe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Ferrisymplesite | Fe33+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Spherocobaltite | CoCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Ferrisymplesite | Fe33+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Spherocobaltite | CoCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Matildite | AgBiS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| S | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| S | ⓘ Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Stephanite | Ag5SbS4 |
| S | ⓘ Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Wittichenite | Cu3BiS3 |
| S | ⓘ Xanthoconite | Ag3AsS3 |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite var. Danaite | (Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS - (Fe0.65Co0.35)AsS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferrisymplesite | Fe33+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Löllingite | FeAs2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite var. Danaite | (Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS - (Fe0.65Co0.35)AsS |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| Co | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Co | ⓘ Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| Co | ⓘ Skutterudite | CoAs3 |
| Co | ⓘ Spherocobaltite | CoCO3 |
| Co | ⓘ Arsenopyrite var. Danaite | (Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS - (Fe0.65Co0.35)AsS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Ni | ⓘ Breithauptite | NiSb |
| Ni | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| Ni | ⓘ Nickelskutterudite | NiAs3 |
| Ni | ⓘ Nickeline | NiAs |
| Ni | ⓘ Rammelsbergite | NiAs2 |
| Ni | ⓘ Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Cu | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Cu | ⓘ Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Wittichenite | Cu3BiS3 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| As | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| As | ⓘ Ferrisymplesite | Fe33+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| As | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| As | ⓘ Löllingite | FeAs2 |
| As | ⓘ Nickelskutterudite | NiAs3 |
| As | ⓘ Nickeline | NiAs |
| As | ⓘ Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| As | ⓘ Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
| As | ⓘ Rammelsbergite | NiAs2 |
| As | ⓘ Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| As | ⓘ Skutterudite | CoAs3 |
| As | ⓘ Xanthoconite | Ag3AsS3 |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite var. Danaite | (Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS - (Fe0.65Co0.35)AsS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | ⓘ Allargentum | (Ag1-xSbx) |
| Ag | ⓘ Dyscrasite | Ag3Sb |
| Ag | ⓘ Matildite | AgBiS2 |
| Ag | ⓘ Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Ag | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Ag | ⓘ Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
| Ag | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
| Ag | ⓘ Stephanite | Ag5SbS4 |
| Ag | ⓘ Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| Ag | ⓘ Xanthoconite | Ag3AsS3 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Allargentum | (Ag1-xSbx) |
| Sb | ⓘ Breithauptite | NiSb |
| Sb | ⓘ Dyscrasite | Ag3Sb |
| Sb | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Sb | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Stephanite | Ag5SbS4 |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Native Mercury | Hg |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Native Bismuth | Bi |
| Bi | ⓘ Matildite | AgBiS2 |
| Bi | ⓘ Wittichenite | Cu3BiS3 |
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O'Brien Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada