N. Side of Table Mountain

Occurrence in Newfoundland, Canada with commodities Copper, Nickel, Gold, Palladium
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039231
MRDS ID M046818
Record type Site
Current site name N. Side of Table Mountain

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -58.04336, 49.49598 (WGS84)
Relative position NORTHWEST END OF THE GULCH, 4 MILES ALONG TELEPHONE LINE FROM WINTERHOUSE BROOK

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
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
Gold Secondary
Palladium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Copper Ore
Cubanite Ore
Cuprite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result ASSAY ONE SAMPLE CU = 8 %, NI = 0.05 %, AU = 0.01 %, PD = TR

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -58.04336, 49.49598

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone Related To Gulch Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Table Mountain Area

Comments on the workings information

  • STAINS OVER 10 SQUARE FEET OF SLIDEROCK

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STAINS ON FLOAT AND SLIDEROCK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1977 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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