| Deposit ID | 10021627 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE00305 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mount Pleasant Tungsten Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.81596, 45.4166 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fredericton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | New Brunswick |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| Rock unit name | Fire Tower Breccia;Fine-Grained Granite; |
| Rock description | Fire Tower Breccia;Fine-Grained Granite; |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -66.81596, 45.4166 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Subvolvanic; Margin Of Mississipian Caldera |
| Depth to top | 170M |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1969 |
| Year of first production | 1984 |
| Year of last production | 1985 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Billiton Canada Ltd., |
| First year | 1985 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mount Pleasant Tungsten Mine, St. George, New Brunswick (50% Billiton Canada Ltd., Toronto, Ont.; 50 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE00305 | |
| USGS | International Strategic Minerals Inventory | ISMI | WO21 | |
| Department of Energy Mines and Resources, Ottawa, Canada | Mineral Policy Sector | CANMPS | 21 G7 W1 |
STAFF, MINING MAGAZINE, MOUNT PLEASANT MINE, MINING MAGAZINE, JULY 1983, VOL. 149, NO. 1, P. 16-25.
ATKINSON, J.R., KOOIMAN, G., COATS, H.J., GEOLOGY OF MOUNT PLEASANT TUNGSTEN, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, VOL. 102, NO. 4, APRIL 1981, P. 73-75.
DAGGER, G.W., GENESIS OF THE MOUNT PLEASANT TUNGSTEN-MOLYBDENUM-BISMUTH DEPOSIT, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA, INSTITUTE OF MINING & METALLURGY, TRANSACTIONS - SECTION B, VOL. 81, MAY 1982, P. B73-102.
SULLIVAN MINING GROUP LTD., ANNUAL REPORTS - 1978, 1979, 1980 AND 1983.
TINTOR, N., SULLIVAN'S FUTURE BASED ON GOLD, THE NORTHERN MINER, VOL. 70, NO. 49, FEB. 14, 1985, P. 1 AND 2.
FINANCIAL POST COOPERATION SERVICE; SULLIVAN MINES INC., CUSIP NO. 865345, TORONTO, ONT. OCT. 1984, 6 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1985 | Jakubek, Albin J. | Energy Mines and Resources of Canada |
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