Macmillan Mine

Prospect in Nova Scotia, Canada with commodities Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133052
MAS/MILS ID 1220350002
Record type Site
Current site name Macmillan Mine
Alternate or previous names Lake Ainslie

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -61.12969, 46.12569 (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 Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -61.12969, 46.12569

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner International Mogul Mines Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Indicated 4080000mt ore
    Demonstrated 4080000mt ore
    Total resources 4080000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Barium-Barite BaSO4 33.37 wt-pct Barium Major 1977
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 17.42 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANNIS, R.C., D.A. CRANSTONE AND M. VALLEE, A SURVEY OF KNOWN

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED;

  • Reserve-Resource

    ENERGY,MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA, MINERALS, MR 181,1978,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.A2.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,

  • Reserve-Resource

    1979, P.142.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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