Silver Centre is a ghost town in Timiskaming District, Northeastern Ontario, Canada, situated in South Lorrain Township.
A decade later while discussing his find to a young geologist, Manion discovered that the sample was nearly pure silver, to his surprise.
Manion returned to the Ryan Timber Limit where he searched in vain for the location, but was unsuccessful in his attempt.
The South Lorrain camp produced the Keeley "nugget", which weighed 4,402 pounds and contained 24,222 ounces of silver.
In 1907, Jowsey, prompted by the stories of the rich silver strikes of Cobalt, arrived at Haileybury and quickly teamed up with two seasoned prospectors, James Wood and Charlie Keeley.
In October, James Wood discovered a small piece of float which contained some visible silver.
In 1911 the Keeley Mine suspended operations after the Farmers Bank collapsed; shortly afterward the Bellellen also closed down, followed by the Wettlaufer in 1913.
Much of the exploration activity was conducted by James MacItosh Bell on the Keeley Mine, who theorized that the bulk of the silver still lay deep within the rock.
Enough exploration work had been conducted while Bell's encouraging reports were finally giving the camp some positive results.
The junior company quickly sold the property to the Mining Corporation of Canada, a major silver producer based in Cobalt, for $525,000.
The T&NO Railway found the prospects at Silver so enticing that it announced the construction of a branchline to the which[clarification needed] was finally completed in 1924.
As early as 1915 Eugene Provencher moved his store and the post office to the Montrose property's bunkhouse from Loon Lake.
This time the owners of such claims no longer actively pursued the removal of squatters but welcomed them, leasing lots for a nominal monthly fee.
In 1931 the Keeley Mine ceased operations permanently after producing 11,652,806 oz (330,351,500 g) of silver and 1,589,972 lb (721,199 kg) of cobalt.
The Frontier Mine finally followed suit in 1932 after producing 6,646,293 oz (188,419,200 g) of silver and 1,626,735 lb (737,875 kg) of cobalt.
The total production of the camp between 1918 and 1932 stood an astounding 19,409,491 oz (550,249,800 g) of silver and 3,282,301 lb (1,488,827 kg) of cobalt.
In 1961 Harry Miller after much success reworking old defunct mines in Cobalt and Brady Lake turned his attention on the Keeley-Frontier properties.
Silver Centre is today a very dangerous place to visit; unlike Cobalt none of its shafts are fenced off or stabilized and lie everywhere amongst the rejuvenating forest.