Dorchester

Occurrence in New Brunswick, Canada with commodities Barium-Barite, Strontium
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. 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 10023470
MRDS ID I000455
Record type Site
Current site name Dorchester

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -64.52838, 45.94159 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada New Brunswick

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Strontium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Celestite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Windsor Group
    Rock description Windsor Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -64.52838, 45.94159

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Dorbeck Syndicate

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Total resources 453000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Barium-Barite BaSO4 85 wt-pct Barium Major 1971

Comments on development

  • SOME EXPLORATION WAS DONE USING GRAVITY.

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MINERALIZED ZONE IS 300 FT WIDE AND ABOUT 4000 FT LONG.

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.