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Heath Steele's Little River Mine

Producer in New Brunswick, Canada with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073065
MRDS ID W018875
Record type Site
Current site name Heath Steele's Little River Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.11591, 47.2666 (WGS84)
Relative position 50 KM SW. OF BATHURST, N.B.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Campbellton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada New Brunswick

Comments on the location information

  • NORTH ESK TWP.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chlorite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Ash-Flow Tuff
    Rock unit name Chloritic Tuff Host Rock;Ash Flow Tuff With Quartz And Feldspar Eyes;Iron Formation (Magnetite, Chlorite) Banded
    Rock description Chloritic Tuff Host Rock;Ash Flow Tuff With Quartz And Feldspar Eyes;Iron Formation (Magnetite, Chlorite) Banded
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.11591, 47.2666
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description St. Lawrence Geosyncline, Brunswick Anticline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Broad Anticline, Minor Anticlines

Ore body information

  • General form MASSIVE LENSES
    Length 4700M
    Depth to bottom 600M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Minor Anticlinal Structures On A Broad Anticline. Most Ore Is At Or Near Contact With Ash Flow Porphyry

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1954
Discoverer American Metals

Mining district

District name Bathurst - Newcastle Dist.

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Heath Steel Mines Ltd. (Amax Subs.)
  • Type Owner
    Owner American Metal Climax, Int. Nickle Co.

Comments on the production information

  • 2722 MTPD MILL INCREASING TO 3629 MTPD BY EARLY 1976 TO PRODUCE 40,000 MTPY PB CONC., 87,000 MTPY ZN CONC., 45,000 MTPY CU CONC. YEAR OF FIRST PRODUCTION, 1956. MILL FULLY OPERATIONAL 6-62

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 900M

Comments on the workings information

  • "B" ZONE - 1100 M LONG, 600 M DEEP, 9 M AVG WIDTH, CONTAINS 75% OF RESERVES. "C" ZONE ORE WIDTHS ARE UP TO 60 M. "D" ZONE WIDTHS AVG 12 M. "A-C-D" ZONES CONTAIN 20% OF KNOWN RESVS. "E" ZONE, 5%

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: EXPLORATION DRILLING ON 50 FOOT CENTERS IS NECESSARY TO FORCAST ORE GRADE AND SCHEDULE MINING OF VARIOUS STOPING BLOCKS TO KEEP MILL FEED GRADE WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GATES, W. G., 1970, GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGIC AIDS TO PRODUCTION AT THE HEATH STEELE MINE; IN RAUSCH & MARIACHER, EDS., AIME SYMP. PB - ZN V 1 P 108 - 122

  • Deposit

    MACKENZIE, G. S., 1958, HISTORY OF MINING EXPLORATION, BATHURST - NEW CASTLE DIST., N. B., CAN. INST. MINING AND METALL. BULL. V. 51 NO 551, P. 159 - 60

  • Deposit

    STAFF, 1972, MINING RECORD P5

  • Deposit

    1954 AEROMAG AMERICAN METALS, ORE FOUN

  • Production

    MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST 2/7/76 P 9,10. SKINNER'S MINING INTL YBK, 1975 P. 83. CAN MINES HANDBOOKS

  • Reserve-Resource

    GATES, 1970, GEOL. HEATH STEELE MINE P. 112

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 35 MILLION MET TONS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1976 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

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