Canada-Thomas Metal Base Mine

The Canada-Thomas Metal Base Mine was first discovered near Net Lake, within the small remote mining town of Temagami, Ontario, Canada. This whole entire prospecting ground was stake and option out by the International Nickel Company Limited. between 1904 and 1905. Historically the company became credited for optioning this mine property from 1905 to 1970. The whole entire mining property at the time had consisted of 4 patented claims that became registered under claims WD257, WD264, WD260, and  WD258. These claims alone became situated south of Net Lake, and West of Highway 11, in central Strathy Township

By 1945, the whole entire property was now being optioned to the historical  Consolidated Mining, and Smelting Company of Canada. Much of these optioning rights would additionally give the International Nickel Company Limited a royalty profit of any discoveries or productions made. During this time period the company was undergoing its own explorations when it soon discovered mineralization within two quartz veins that became located on the northern half of claim WD260. These two showing alone became determined as the Canada, and the Thomas Vein Zones.

The Canada Vein was strongly characterized as a rusty, well mineralized quartz vein that's 3 to 5 feed wide. This formation alone is found within a greenstone schist that's located along the contact with quartz, and Porphyry formations that form the footwall. The Schist it self is very well mineralized above and below the vein, and contains mineralization's of Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite, and Galena.  Channel samplings from these showings have so far assayed gold values varying from traces, to over 2.0 ounces of gold per a ton of rock. Company officials from the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada had also put down two short diamond drill holes to test the vein at depth. But never to say these diamond drill samples did not intersect any encouraging gold results. Trenching was later continued within both directions of the main vein strike location that became exposed for a distance of 200 feet. Another historical development was made within the earlier years of operation, when the Canadian Copper Company had driven an incline adit down the dip of the Canada Vein zone for a distance of 30 feet. Assaying from the Canada Vein had average 1.41% copper, 0.14% Lead, 0.07 ounces of gold per a ton, and 0.99% ounces of silver per a ton, with a small amount of zinc, cobalt, and Nickel.

Another vein structure that's known as the Thomas Vein was strongly considered to have been discovered by the Consolidated, and Smelting Company of Canada.  Much of this vein was rather considered to have been exposed for a distance 200 feet. The Thomas Vein it self lies in an agglomerate and is from 12 feet to 15 feet wide. It consists of wall fractured quartz with hidden mineralization's of Pyrite,  and Chalcopyrite,  Channel Sampling methods had produce disappointing assays from this vein but the company still had believed it to be a strong vein that's open at both ends.  In reality the "Canada Vein" was known to have been named after the Canadian Copper Company, and the "Thomas Vein" was named after Thomas Frood.