Factory Bog

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023702
MRDS ID I001116
Record type Site
Current site name Factory Bog

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.7493, 44.58327 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Est, Unknown Precision., Est, Unknown Precision., Est, Unknown Precision.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nova Scotia(province)

Canada(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eastport(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eastport(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Nova Scotia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.7493, 44.58327

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Total resources 364000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Diatomite Dit 73 wt-pct Diatomite Major 1988

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, G.C., DICKIE, G.B., FOWLER, J., AND POTTER, R.R., 1988, NOVA SCOTIA--NORTH AMERICA'S DOORSTEP TO INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITY, IN CLARKE, G.M., ED., 8TH "INDUSTRIAL MINERALS" INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION METAL BULLETIN PLC, P. 18-24

  • Reserve-Resource

    ADAMS AND OTHERS, 1988.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-90 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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