Description
Geochemical Associates
Commodities
PrimaryBismuth, Tungsten, Molybdenum, Tin
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEINS, DISSEMINATED PODS, IRREGULAR
Ore controlHydrothermal Breccias
Materials
Ore mineralsBismuth, Cassiterite, Molybdenite, Sphalerite, Wolframite
GangueChlorite, Dickite, Fluorite, Quartz, Sericite, Siderite, Topaz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockGranite
StructureSouthwest Margin Of The Mount Pleasant Caldera, Fire Tower Fault
AlterationGreisen-Type Alteration, Grades Outward Into Propylitic Alteration; Potassic Alteration Occurs Locally; Propylitic Regional Halo
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1983
Discovery year1954
Identification
Deposit ID10056491
MRDS IDTC00512
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.43326, -66.81596
References
CORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990, VIII SYMPOSIUM, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON THE GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS, OTTAWA, CANADA.KOOIMAN, G.J.A., MCLEOD, M.J., AND SINCLAIR, W.D., 1986, PORPHYRY TUNGSTEN-MOLYBDENUM ORE BODIES, POLYMETALLIC VEINS AND REPLACEMENT BODIES, AND TIN-BEARING GREISEN ZONES IN THE FIRE TOWER ZONE, MOUNT PLEASANT, NEW BRUNSWICK: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 81, P. 1356-1373.CORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990.