Mine detail: Gays River

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Location:	Nova Scotia, Canada, North America
Lat / long:	45.03181, -63.35748
dep_id:	10206322
mas_id:	1220350001
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Lead, Zinc
Minor mineral:	Silver
Operation type:	Underground
Development status:	Producer
other_matl:	Barite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite, Fluorite, Galena, Gypsum, Marcasite, Sphalerite
work_type:	Underground
Reporter:	Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC)
References:	Deposit:: CRU METAL MONITOR, ZINC, DEC. 1991, P. 8. Deposit:: WESTERN MINER, CUVIER MINES LTD., NOV., 1972, P.47. Deposit:: WORLD MINING, DEC., 1973, P. Deposit:: NORTHERN MINER, APRIL 3, 1975, P.1. Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, PREUSSAG FINANCES CUVIER, JAN. 2, 1976, Deposit:: E/MJ, JAN., 1976, P.165. Deposit:: E/MJ, APRIL, 1976, P.172. Deposit:: E/MJ, MARCH, 1978, P.241. Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, MARCH, 1978, P.259. Deposit:: ALLMAN, NORAH J., GAYS RIVER MINE ON SCHEDULE FOR START-UP Deposit:: THIS NOVEMBER, NORTHERN MINER, MAY 10, 1979, P.1,6. Deposit:: ALLMAN, NORAH J., CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM STARTS AT GAYS RIVER; Deposit:: NORTHERN MINER, MAY 18, 1978, P.A1, A6. Deposit:: ALLMAN, N.J., GAYS RIVER LEAD-ZINC MINE BUILDING UP TO Deposit:: CAPACITY, NORTHERN MINER, FEB 7, 1980, PP.1, 8. Deposit:: BRANCH, S.N. ESS GAYS RIVER MINE, NEWEST NOVA SCOTIA Deposit:: LEAD-ZINC PRODUCER, CAN. MIN. JOUR., APR. 1980, PP.68-73. Deposit:: DEPT. OF MINES, AND ENERGY, NOVA SCOTIA, PROD. STATISTICS, Deposit:: FEB. 3, 1981 Deposit:: HANNON, PATRICK, GAYS RIVER LEAD-ZINC DEPOSIT, FIELD TRIP Deposit:: GUIDEBOOK HALIFAX 80 TRIP 6, MAY 16, 1980, PP. 74-79. Deposit:: IMPERIAL OIL, LTD. ANN. RPTS, 1977-79. Deposit:: NEW MINE STARTING IN NOVA SCOTIA, NORTHERN MINER, Deposit:: OCT. 11, 1979, P.1. Deposit:: SCOTT, P.J., MINING THE GAYS RIVER OREBODY, CIM DIST, #1 Deposit:: MEETING, OCT. 5-8, 1980. Deposit:: YEE, JASMAN, THE GAYS RIVER CONCENTRATOR, 2ND CIM DIST #1 Geology:: MACEACHERN, S.B. AND PATRICK HANNON, THE GAYS RIVER Geology:: DISCOVERY- A MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TYPE LEAD-ZINC DEPOSIT Geology:: IN NOVA SCOTIA; CIM BULL., OCT., 1974, P.61-66. Ownership:: CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD., Ownership:: 1979, P.107. Reserve-Resource:: ANNIS, R.C., D.A. CRANSTONE AND M. VALLEE, A SURVEY OF KNOWN Reserve-Resource:: MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED; Reserve-Resource:: ENERGY,MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA, MINERALS, MR 181,1978, Reserve-Resource:: P.9. Reserve-Resource:: CRANSTONE, D.A. AND R.T. WHILLANS, CANADIAN RESERVES OF Reserve-Resource:: COPPER, NICKEL, LEAD, ZINC, MOLYBDENUM, SILVER AND GOLD Reserve-Resource:: AS OF JAN. 1, 1978, EMR CANADA, MINERALS, MR 185, 1979, Reserve-Resource:: P.8.