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Keeley-Frontier Mine, South Lorrain Township, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canadai
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Keeley-Frontier MineMine (Inactive)
South Lorrain TownshipTownship
Cobalt-Gowganda regionRegion
Timiskaming DistrictDistrict
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 11' 57'' North , 79° 30' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2019
Deposit first discovered:
1907
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ville-Marie2,831 (2016)15.9km
Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues2,928 (2016)30.2km
Temiskaming Shores10,442 (2010)36.4km
Témiscaming1,854 (2016)61.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
553
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:553:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Canadian Keeley; Frontier Mine; Keeley Mine


Two mines on the opposite end of the same vein system that connected underground. The Keeley being the oldest discovered in 1907. The Frontier mine was developed in 1921 and connected to the Keely Mine on the Keeley 6th level in 1962. The mines extend to a depth of 1455ft. They were shut down in 1965. The Woods vein is famous for having the deepest oxidation zone and greatest abundance of secondary enrichment minerals of all the mines in the region.
Total production for the two mines was 19,200,000 oz. of Ag; 3,300,000 lbs. of Co; 27,000 lbs. of Ni; and 10,000 lbs Cu.
Extreme caution must be exercised when collecting in the area because of many unmarked open holes and uncapped shafts.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

50 valid minerals. 4 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Annabergite
Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Arsenolite
Formula: As2O3
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Benjaminite (TL)
Formula: Ag3Bi7S12
Type Locality:
Description: The mineral was first studied by Shannon (1924), who concluded on the basis of chemical data only that it was a new species and proposed the name benjaminite. Nuffield (1953) re-examined the type specimen and determined that Shannon’s “benjaminite” was actually aikinite. Nuffield, however, noted a minute amount of another phase in the type specimen that deviated from Shannon’s description and analytical data. He described it as a new species retaining Shannon’s name for the mineral. Owing to erroneous data, benjaminite was briefly discredited (1973-1974). The type specimen from TL1 and specimens from two Canadian localities were investigated by Nuffield (1975) and Harris & Chen (1975), and data derived from all three localities were used in a joint proposal to IMA CNMMN for the revalidation of the species.
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Bismutoferrite
Formula: Fe3+2Bi(SiO4)2(OH)
Breithauptite
Formula: NiSb
Burgessite (TL)
Formula: Co2(H2O)4[AsO3(OH)]2(H2O)
Type Locality:
Habit: Hemispherules of acicular crystals.
Colour: Erythrite-red.
Description: Only 1 original specimen known (now divided into about 5 pieces).
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chapmanite (TL)
Formula: Fe3+2Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
'Chlorite Group'
Clinoptilolite-Ca
Formula: Ca3(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
References:
Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Dyscrasite
Formula: Ag3Sb
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gersdorffite ?
Formula: NiAsS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
Description: A specimen is in the mineral collection of the Royal Ontario Museum
'Limonite'
Löllingite
Formula: FeAs2
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Matildite
Formula: AgBiS2
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
Nickelskutterudite ?
Formula: NiAs3
Description: Questionable ID, see http://www.mindat.org/mesg-7-126997.html
Pararammelsbergite (TL)
Formula: NiAs2
Type Locality:
Pavonite
Formula: AgBi3S5
Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
References:
'Rinkite Group'
Formula: AP2MH2MO4(Si2O7)2(XOM)2(XOA)2
References:
Safflorite
Formula: (Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Skutterudite
Formula: CoAs3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stephanite
Formula: Ag5SbS4
Stromeyerite
Formula: AgCuS
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
'Wad'
Xanthoconite
Formula: Ag3AsS3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Native Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Dyscrasite2.AA.35Ag3Sb
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Stromeyerite2.BA.40AgCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Breithauptite2.CC.05NiSb
Nickeline2.CC.05NiAs
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Pararammelsbergite (TL)2.EB.10eNiAs2
Löllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
Safflorite2.EB.15a(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
Gersdorffite ?2.EB.25NiAsS
Nickelskutterudite ?2.EC.05NiAs3
Skutterudite2.EC.05CoAs3
Proustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
Xanthoconite2.GA.10Ag3AsS3
Stephanite2.GB.10Ag5SbS4
Polybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
Pavonite2.JA.05aAgBi3S5
Benjaminite (TL)2.JA.05eAg3Bi7S12
Matildite2.JA.20AgBiS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Arsenolite4.CB.50As2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Burgessite (TL)8.CB.60Co2(H2O)4[AsO3(OH)]2(H2O)
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Annabergite8.CE.40Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Rhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Bismutoferrite9.ED.25Fe3+2Bi(SiO4)2(OH)
Chapmanite (TL)9.ED.25Fe3+2Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Clinoptilolite-Ca9.GE.05Ca3(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Wad'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Rinkite Group'-AP2MH2MO4(Si2O7)2(XOM)2(XOA)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BismutoferriteFe23+Bi(SiO4)2(OH)
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H Clinoptilolite-CaCa3(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H BurgessiteCo2(H2O)4[AsO3(OH)]2(H2O)
H Rinkite GroupA2PM2HM4O(Si2O7)2(XMO)2(XAO)2
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O ArsenoliteAs2O3
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BismutoferriteFe23+Bi(SiO4)2(OH)
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O Clinoptilolite-CaCa3(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O BurgessiteCo2(H2O)4[AsO3(OH)]2(H2O)
O Rinkite GroupA2PM2HM4O(Si2O7)2(XMO)2(XAO)2
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Clinoptilolite-CaCa3(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
SiSilicon
Si BismutoferriteFe23+Bi(SiO4)2(OH)
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si Clinoptilolite-CaCa3(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Si Rinkite GroupA2PM2HM4O(Si2O7)2(XMO)2(XAO)2
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
P Rinkite GroupA2PM2HM4O(Si2O7)2(XMO)2(XAO)2
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BenjaminiteAg3Bi7S12
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CobaltiteCoAsS
S GalenaPbS
S GersdorffiteNiAsS
S JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MatilditeAgBiS2
S PavoniteAgBi3S5
S Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
S ProustiteAg3AsS3
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S StephaniteAg5SbS4
S StromeyeriteAgCuS
S XanthoconiteAg3AsS3
ClChlorine
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca Clinoptilolite-CaCa3(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mn RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BismutoferriteFe23+Bi(SiO4)2(OH)
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Fe LöllingiteFeAs2
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
CoCobalt
Co CobaltiteCoAsS
Co ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Co Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Co SkutteruditeCoAs3
Co BurgessiteCo2(H2O)4[AsO3(OH)]2(H2O)
NiNickel
Ni AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Ni BreithauptiteNiSb
Ni GersdorffiteNiAsS
Ni NickelskutteruditeNiAs3
Ni NickelineNiAs
Ni PararammelsbergiteNiAs2
Ni Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cu StromeyeriteAgCuS
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As ArsenoliteAs2O3
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As CobaltiteCoAsS
As ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As GersdorffiteNiAsS
As LöllingiteFeAs2
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
As NickelskutteruditeNiAs3
As NickelineNiAs
As PararammelsbergiteNiAs2
As ProustiteAg3AsS3
As Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
As SkutteruditeCoAs3
As XanthoconiteAg3AsS3
As BurgessiteCo2(H2O)4[AsO3(OH)]2(H2O)
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag BenjaminiteAg3Bi7S12
Ag DyscrasiteAg3Sb
Ag MatilditeAgBiS2
Ag PavoniteAgBi3S5
Ag Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Ag ProustiteAg3AsS3
Ag Native SilverAg
Ag StephaniteAg5SbS4
Ag StromeyeriteAgCuS
Ag XanthoconiteAg3AsS3
SbAntimony
Sb BreithauptiteNiSb
Sb ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Sb DyscrasiteAg3Sb
Sb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sb Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sb StephaniteAg5SbS4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
BiBismuth
Bi BenjaminiteAg3Bi7S12
Bi BismutoferriteFe23+Bi(SiO4)2(OH)
Bi Native BismuthBi
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
Bi MatilditeAgBiS2
Bi PavoniteAgBi3S5

Localities in this Region

  • Ontario
    • Timiskaming District
      • Cobalt-Gowganda region
        • South Lorrain Township

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