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West Gore

Occurrence in Nova Scotia, Canada with commodities Antimony, Gold
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022596
MRDS ID DE03206
Record type Site
Current site name West Gore
Alternate or previous names Rawdon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -63.79086, 45.08324 (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
Antimony Critical Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Antimony Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Stibnite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -63.79086, 45.08324
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Hants County Mining Co.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 977854 LBS SB, 2046 OZ AU; GRAGAN VEIN ASSAY: 56.34% SB, 0.68 OZ AU; DUMPS-ASSAY: 1.29-1.78% SB

Comments on development

  • 1880: DISCOVERY; 1884-98: DEV.; 1904-09: UG DEF.; 1914-17: UG DEF.; 1942-45: US DEV.; 1951: DD; 1952: TEST

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 6 VEINS, ONE TRACED FOR 2700 FT. STIBNITE-BEARING LENSES 6 IN- 24IN W 50-60 FT DIAMETER

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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