Whiteburn mines, Queens Co., Nova Scotia, Canadai
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Whiteburn mines | Group of Mines |
Queens Co. | County |
Nova Scotia | Province |
Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 18' 39'' North , 65° 4' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Group of Mines
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Discovered in 1885. By 1887 three mines and mills were operating. Mining companies included the following:
* Whiteburn Mining Company
* Rossignol Mining Company
* Queens County Mining Company
* Crocker Mining Company
These comapnies operated intermittently until 1906. From 1931 to 1941 additional work was performed by L.H. Douglas of Caledonia, producing more than 41 kg of gold.
Total production for the district was nearly 370 kg of gold from 9700 tons of ore.
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Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Localities: Reference: Sabina, A.P. (2015) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; South Shore, Nova Scotia. Geological Survey of Canada, Popular Geoscience 97: 456 pages. |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reference: Sabina, A.P. (2015) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; South Shore, Nova Scotia. Geological Survey of Canada, Popular Geoscience 97: 456 pages. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Shirreffs, J. William (1976) Gold in Queens County. North Queens Heritage Society.
Sabina, A.P. (2015) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; South Shore, Nova Scotia. Geological Survey of Canada, Popular Geoscience 97. 456 pages.
Localities in this Region
- Nova Scotia
- Queens Co.
- Whiteburn mines
- Queens Co.
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