Dicks Point

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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023794
MRDS ID I001543
Record type Site
Current site name Dicks Point

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -57.72585, 49.4682 (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

  • E. SHORE OF EAST ARM OF BONNE BAY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SUITABLE FOR FLUX.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore
Quartzite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -57.72585, 49.4682

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1861

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Crownland
    First year 1987

Comments on development

  • MAPPING-1947, 1950; 1968-69 EXPLORATION WORK.

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    EMR, 1989

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-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.