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Collier Cove

Past Producer in Newfoundland, Canada with commodity Barium-Barite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023471
MRDS ID I000456
Record type Site
Current site name Collier Cove
Alternate or previous names Collier Point

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -53.6855, 47.59149 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Newfoundland(province)

Canada(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Newfoundland

Comments on the location information

  • ON AVALON PENINSULA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 181
USGS model code 27e
Deposit model name Disseminated Sb

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Arkose
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -53.6855, 47.59149
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner J. Tyler Mining And Exploration
    First year 1980

Comments on the production information

  • 1980 PRODUCTION SOLD TO MACOBAR.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 30000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Barium-Barite BaSO4 95 wt-pct Barium Major 1984

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

    DEAN, PAUL, 1984, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS IN CANADA--A REVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 200, P. 63-123.

  • Production

    DEAN, 1984.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE VEIN OCCURS IN A N-S VERTICAL FRACTURE ZONE CUTTING GENTLY DIPPING ARKOSE. THE VEIN AVERAGES 1.5 M THICK AND IS ABOUT 100 M LONG. THE BARITE IN THE VEIN IS COARSE AND BLADED.

Reporter information

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

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

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