Macmillan Mine

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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023465
MRDS ID I000449
Record type Site
Current site name Macmillan Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.12965, 46.12572 (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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.12965, 46.12572

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault

Ore body information

  • Length 213.36M
    Width 5.79M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner International Mogul Mining Ltd.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Total resources 1067000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Barium-Barite BaSO4 28.68 wt-pct Barium Major 1972
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 19.67 wt-pct Fluorine Minor 1972

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.

  • Deposit

    NOVA SCOTIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 4, P. 298.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN IS 19 FT WIDE, 700 FT LONG AND REPUTED TO BE IN A FAULT. THIS MINERALIZATION IS RELATED TO THAT OF THE MACDOUGALL MINE (MRDS REC I000448) AND TO THE JOHNSON MINE (MRDS REC I000450).

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.