Mine detail: Heath Steel
* Little River Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

47.2666, -66.11591

Resource(M)

Primary:	Lead, Zinc, Copper
Secondary:	Silver
Gangue:	Chlorite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
Orebody form:	MASSIVE LENSES
Discovery year:	1954

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host type:	Tuff
Associated rock:	Chloritic Tuff Host Rock;Ash Flow Tuff With Quartz And Feldspar Eyes;Iron Formation (Magnetite, Chlorite) Banded
Associated type:	Iron Formation,Tuff,Ash-Flow Tuff
Structure:	St. Lawrence Geosyncline, Brunswick Anticline, Broad Anticline, Minor Anticlines

References

MRDS	W018875
DEP	10073065
Reference	{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. SKINNE * MINING INTL YBK, 1975 P. 83. CAN MINES HANDBOOKS}{Reserve-Resource:: GATES, 1970, GEOL. HEATH STEELE MINE P. 112}
Reporter	Schruben, Paul G.