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Wilder Prospect, Donovan Township, Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada i
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Wilder Prospect Prospect
Donovan Township Township
Gowganda area Area
Cobalt-Gowganda region Region
Timiskaming District District
Ontario Province
Canada Country

Regional Level Types
Wilder Prospect	Prospect
Donovan Township	Township
Gowganda area	Area
Cobalt-Gowganda region	Region
Timiskaming District	District
Ontario	Province
Canada	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

47° 28' 20'' North , 80° 41' 34'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

G#: f0qw5f139

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate

Mindat Locality ID:

244229

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:244229:0

GUID (UUID V4):

An old silver prospect.

History

1912-20: F. Wilder - trenching and pitting, development work. An open cut 28 feet long and nearly 5 feet deep was made along a calcite vein varying in width from 0.5 inch to 2 inches and in strike from N65°E and N45°E.
1929: Miller Lake O'Brien Mines Limited - development work.
1960: Sicinor Mines Limited - ground geophysics, surface and underground mapping.

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Mineral List

4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Burrows, A. G. (1922) Gowganda and Other Silver Areas. Annual Report of the Ontario Department of Mines Vol. 30 (3). Department of Mines

ⓘ Nickeline

Formula: NiAs

References:

Burrows, A. G. (1922) Gowganda and Other Silver Areas. Annual Report of the Ontario Department of Mines Vol. 30 (3). Department of Mines

ⓘ Silver

Formula: Ag

References:

Burrows, A. G. (1922) Gowganda and Other Silver Areas. Annual Report of the Ontario Department of Mines Vol. 30 (3). Department of Mines

ⓘ Skutterudite

Formula: CoAs₃

References:

Burrows, A. G. (1922) Gowganda and Other Silver Areas. Annual Report of the Ontario Department of Mines Vol. 30 (3). Department of Mines

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Silver	1.AA.05	Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Nickeline	2.CC.05	NiAs
ⓘ	Skutterudite	2.EC.05	CoAs₃
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
Co	Cobalt
Co	ⓘ Skutterudite	CoAs₃
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Nickeline	NiAs
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Nickeline	NiAs
As	ⓘ Skutterudite	CoAs₃
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Silver	Ag

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References

Burrows, A. G. (1922) Gowganda and Other Silver Areas. Annual Report of the Ontario Department of Mines Vol. 30 (3). Department of Mines

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