Burchill Road

Occurrence in New Brunswick, Canada with commodities Silica, Aluminum, Iron
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. Ore body information
  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 10023792
MRDS ID I001541
Record type Site
Current site name Burchill Road

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.2326, 45.1666 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fredericton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada New Brunswick

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary
Aluminum Critical Secondary
Iron Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartzite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.2326, 45.1666

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 152.4M
    Length 1609.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner New Brunswick Development Corp.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 10000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silica SiO2 91.4 wt-pct Silica Major 1975
    Aluminum Al2O3 3.2 wt-pct Aluminum Minor 1975
    Iron Fe2O3 1 wt-pct Iron Minor 1975

Comments on development

  • 1968-75 MAPPING, SAMPLING, BENEFICIATION TESTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES, 1989, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1989: CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES MINERAL BULLETIN MR223, UNPAGINATED

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZITE BED IS 200-500 FT THICK AND EXTENDS ON STRIKE FOR 1 MI.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1992 Wells, Tina M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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