Brunswick 6 mine

Brunswick #6
Location
Brunswick #6 mine Location in New Brunswick
Location	Gloucester County
Province	New Brunswick
Country	Canada
Coordinates	47°24′32″N 65°49′05″W / 47.409°N 65.818°W / 47.409; -65.818Coordinates: 47°24′32″N 65°49′05″W / 47.409°N 65.818°W / 47.409; -65.818
Production
Products	Lead, zinc, copper
Production	12.197 M tonnes^[1]
History
Opened	1966
Closed	1983
Owner
Company	Brunswick Mining and Smelting Company
Year of acquisition	1952 (discovery)

The Brunswick #6 mine is a copper-lead-zinc mine in the Bathurst Mining Camp of northern New Brunswick, Canada. It was discovered in October, 1952^[1] and was in production from 1966 until 1983. The Brunswick #6 orebody was the first major sulfide deposit discovered in the Bathurst area. The mine operated as an open-pit operation until 1977 when a ramp was driven from the bottom of the pit to access deeper ore.^[1]

Geology

The Brunswick #6 deposit is a volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposit rich in lead, zinc, and copper.

References

1 2 3 Luff, William M. (1995), "A history of mining in the Bathurst area, northern New Brunswick, Canada", CIM Bulletin, October 1995, Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

External links

"Structure, origin, and concentration of the Brunswick 12 and 6 orebodies". Economic Geology. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
"Brunswick No. 6 Mine". InfoMine. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
"The Brunswick No. 6 Massive Sulfide Deposit, Bathurst Mining Camp, Northern New Brunswick, Canada: A Synopsis of the Geology and Hydrothermal Alteration System". Exploration and Mining Geology. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
"Mineral Deposits of Canada, Photo library: Brunswich Number 6 Mine/Deposit, Bathurst Mining Camp, New Brunswick, Canada". Geological Survey of Canada. Archived from the original on November 17, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2009.

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