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Johnson

Past Producer in Nova Scotia, Canada with commodities Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite
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  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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102209
MRDS ID I000450
Record type Site
Current site name Johnson

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.11576, 46.111 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Nova Scotia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Fluorite Ore

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS SHOW 21.62-56.43% BASO4 AND 7.02-22.82% CAF2.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Fisset Brook Formation
    Rock description Fisset Brook Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.11576, 46.111
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault

Ore body information

  • Length 121.92M
    Width 18.9M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1886, 1894-1924

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Conwest
    First year 1986

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES ARE INDICATED PLUS PROBABLE RESERVES.

Comments on development

  • SOME DEVELOPMENT WORK AND PRODUCTION WAS DONE IN 1886 AND 1894 TO 11924; DRILLING AND EXPLORATION IN 1954, 1965, AND 1968-1972 (GEOPHYSICS). MINE WAS OWNED BY INTERNATIONAL MOGUL MINING LTD. IN 1980.

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

    CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES,1989, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1989: CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES MINERAL BULLETIBN MR233, UNPAGINATED.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CDEMR, 1989.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS OCCUR IN FAULTS. ONE VEIN IS 195 FT LONG. ANOTHER VEIN IS 400 FT LONG. THE MAXIMUM WIDTH IS 62 FT, THE DEPTH 800 FT. THIS MINERALIZATION IS RELATED TO THAT AT THE MACDOUGALL (MRDS RECORD I000448) AND THE MACMILLAN (MRDS RECORD I000449) MINES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1990 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1993 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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