Macdougall

Occurrence in Nova Scotia, Canada with commodities Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023464
MRDS ID I000448
Record type Site
Current site name Macdougall

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.12131, 46.10072 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Nova Scotia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Fluorite Ore

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS SHOW 37.63-71.14% BASO4 AND 8.83-16.8% CAF2.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Welded Tuff
    Rock unit name Fisset Brook Formation
    Rock description Fisset Brook Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.12131, 46.10072

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner International Mogul Mining Ltd.

Comments on development

  • SOME MINE DEVELOPMENT WAS DONE IN 1945; MAPPING AND DRILLING IN 1965; EXPLORATION AND DRILLING IN 1968.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, 1980, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1980: MINERAL POLICY SECTOR INTERNAL REPORT MRI 80/7, 294 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE BARITE VEINS OCCUR IN A FAULT. ONE IS 40 FT LONG AND 7 FT WIDE. ANOTHER IS 140 FT LONG AND 9 FT WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1990 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.