Cobalt, Ontario
| Cobalt | |
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| Town (single-tier) | |
| Town of Cobalt | |
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| Nickname(s): Silver City | |
 Cobalt
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| Coordinates: 47°24′N 79°41′W / 47.400°N 79.683°WCoordinates: 47°24′N 79°41′W / 47.400°N 79.683°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| District | Timiskaming |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tina Sartoretto |
| • Governing Body | Cobalt Town Council |
| • MPs | Jay Aspin (CPC) |
| • MPPs | John Vanthof (ONDP) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2.05 km2 (0.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,133 |
| • Density | 553.0/km2 (1,432/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code | P0J 1C0 |
| Area code(s) | 705 |
| Website | www.cobalt.ca |
Cobalt is a town in the district of Timiskaming, province of Ontario, Canada, with a population of 1,133 (as per the Canada 2011 Census.)
In 2001 Cobalt was named "Ontario's Most Historic Town" by a panel of judges on the TV Ontario program Studio 2, and in 2002 the "Cobalt Mining District" was designated a National Historic Site of Canada.
W.E. Logan discovered cobalt in 1884 at the future site of the Agaunico Mine, one mile south of Haileybury.
Silver was discovered in the area in the summer of 1903, during the construction of the Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway from North Bay to the communities of Haileybury and New Liskeard, north of Cobalt. The discovery of high-grade ore in the subsequent Cobalt silver rush led to the development of the McKinley Darragh, LaRose, Nipissing, and O'Brien silver mines. In 1904, Willet Miller, on a visit to Mile 104 on the T&NO, along with the Timmins brothers, named the future town Cobalt. The Timmins brothers bought the remaining Fred Larose claims and put up some cabins. By 1908, the camp was considered the world's largest producer of silver and cobalt.
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