Romaines Brook

Occurrence in Newfoundland, Canada with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023700
MRDS ID I001110
Record type Site
Current site name Romaines Brook

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -58.66564, 48.55543 (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
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore
Anhydrite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -58.66564, 48.55543

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1926

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Flintkore Holdings Ltd.
    First year 1989

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 2025000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gypsum-Anhydrite Gyp 90 wt-pct Gypsum-Anhydrite Major 1970

Comments on development

  • SOME DRILLING OF THE PROPERTY WAS DONE IN 1955 AND IN 1970.

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

    CDEMR, 1989.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MAIN GYPSUM BODY IS 610 M BY 366 M BY 85 M THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1990 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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