Diamond Cove

Occurrence in Newfoundland, Canada with commodity Silica
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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023793
MRDS ID I001542
Record type Site
Current site name Diamond Cove

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -58.70566, 47.61376 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Newfoundland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -58.70566, 47.61376

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 420M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1899

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Chafe, Luke
    First year 1984

Comments on development

  • MAPPING-1935; SAMPLING-1943, 1966; TRENCHING-1968.

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 BULLETIN MR223, UNPAGINATED

  • Reserve-Resource

    EMR, 1989

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEIN IS EXPOSED OVER A STRIKE LENGTH OF 420 M AND AVERAGES 40 M WIDE, VEIN CONSISTS OF MASSIVE, MEDIUM-COARSE GRAINED WHITE QUARTZ.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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