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Compilation Mapping Project - The Cobalt Camp
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**Table of Lithological units and descriptions.

This section is dedicated to the typical rocks and minerals which were the source of the tremendous silver and cobalt metal production of the Cobalt Mining Camp for nearly 80 years. We will also feature many of the typical geological features and structures believed to be responsible for the deposition of the ore. In addition, we will be providing photos of other rocks and minerals associated with the current quest for Volcanogenic Massive Sulphides, gold and base metals, platinum, palladium and diamonds, no less.

The Cobalt Mining Camp is well noted in history as a premier silver/cobalt mining area. However, more recently, or should I say," as we speak",   exploration is being conducted for a much wider variety of mineralization than was previously discussed in this area. Previous mining activity was fairly single minded in it's pursuit of the hundreds and thousands of ounces per ton they could yield from the easily accessible high grade silver veins that proliferate this Camp.

The New Millenium has brought about a new era for the Cobalt Camp. Everything is being intensely looked at once again but with a new set of eyes and a much better set of tools. Follow the links to check out some of the rocks and minerals we've found.
 

Herkimer diamond
Unique crystal growth of quartz. Common in upstate New York and a few other places but rare elsewhere. Found in local till sample. Can fool you until you scratch it. Hardness is around 7.

Epidote Gallery

Lamprophyre Dike    More about  "Searching for Diamonds in Canada"

New interest in these structures as potentially diamondiferous has prompted an Ontario wide search. This one is located in Lorrain Twp. in Temiskaming. Similar structures found in Wawa. Ontario called the Wawa Lamprophyres (Menzies and Sandore types specifically) do contain diamonds. Have a look at our Lamprophyre photo gallery .
 

Lamprophyre Thumbnail Gallery -

Take a pictorial tour of one of our work sites. Once you enter this gallery and click on the first picture you can navigate to the rest using the arrows at the top of each page or use your back button to return to the thumbnail page each time. Each large image is about 200k. Images are web optimized and should load fairly quickly.

Firstbrook Argillite
Typical  sedimentary rock found in the Cobalt area.

Conglomerate
Typical clastic sediment of the area.

Erythrite (Cobalt Bloom) Approx. sample size 3 cm by 2 cm

Chalcopyrite Shown here in complex with galena and calcite  Approx sample size 3cm by 3 cm