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Winter House Brook

Occurrence in Newfoundland, Canada with commodities Copper, Nickel, Gold, Platinum
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039230
MRDS ID M046817
Record type Site
Current site name Winter House Brook
Alternate or previous names Bonne Bay

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -57.93781, 49.48293 (WGS84)
Relative position 3,000 FT UPSTREAM FROM BRIDGE ON WOODY POINT - SHOAL BROOK ROAD - BONNE BAY
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Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Newfoundland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Nickel Primary
Gold Secondary
Platinum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Analytical data

Result 3 ANALYSES RANGE: CU = 1.48 - 2.50 %, NI = 1.25 - 1.54 %, AU = TR - .005 OZ/TON PT = TR

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Rock unit name Humber Arm Group Shales And Sandstones
    Rock description Humber Arm Group Shales And Sandstones
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -57.93781, 49.48293
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Ore body information

  • General form VEIN
    Width 0.15M
    Length 0.61M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: GABBRO IN FAULT CONTACT WITH HUMBER ARM GROUP BOTH DOWNSTREAM AND UPSTREAM FROM PROSPECTS

Economic information

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 reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATE BASED ON DESCRIPTION - PT PROBABLY COULD ONLY BE PRODUCED AS BY PRODUCT

Comments on the workings information

  • FOUR MINERALIZED AREAS OVER DISTANCE OF 40 FT ON STREAM - SIZES GIVEN ARE OUTCROP SIZE

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M046817

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, C. H., 1958 , BAY OF ISLANDS IGNEOUS COMPLEX, WESTERN NEWFOUNDLAND: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CANADA, MEM. 290 , P. 91 - 9

Reporter information

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