Nova Scotia
Producer

Gays River

Nova Scotia, Canada
ZincLeadSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsBarite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite, Fluorite, Galena, Gypsum, Marcasite, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10206322
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates45.03181, -63.35748
References
*CRU METAL MONITOR, ZINC, DEC. 1991, P. 8.WESTERN MINER, CUVIER MINES LTD., NOV., 1972, P.47.WORLD MINING, DEC., 1973, P.NORTHERN MINER, APRIL 3, 1975, P.1.MINING JOURNAL, PREUSSAG FINANCES CUVIER, JAN. 2, 1976,E/MJ, JAN., 1976, P.165.E/MJ, APRIL, 1976, P.172.E/MJ, MARCH, 1978, P.241.MINING MAGAZINE, MARCH, 1978, P.259.ALLMAN, NORAH J., GAYS RIVER MINE ON SCHEDULE FOR START-UPTHIS NOVEMBER, NORTHERN MINER, MAY 10, 1979, P.1,6.ALLMAN, NORAH J., CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM STARTS AT GAYS RIVER;NORTHERN MINER, MAY 18, 1978, P.A1, A6.ALLMAN, N.J., GAYS RIVER LEAD-ZINC MINE BUILDING UP TOCAPACITY, NORTHERN MINER, FEB 7, 1980, PP.1, 8.BRANCH, S.N. ESSO'S GAYS RIVER MINE, NEWEST NOVA SCOTIALEAD-ZINC PRODUCER, CAN. MIN. JOUR., APR. 1980, PP.68-73.DEPT. OF MINES, AND ENERGY, NOVA SCOTIA, PROD. STATISTICS,FEB. 3, 1981HANNON, PATRICK, GAYS RIVER LEAD-ZINC DEPOSIT, FIELD TRIPGUIDEBOOK HALIFAX 80 TRIP 6, MAY 16, 1980, PP. 74-79.IMPERIAL OIL, LTD. ANN. RPTS, 1977-79.NEW MINE STARTING IN NOVA SCOTIA, NORTHERN MINER,OCT. 11, 1979, P.1.SCOTT, P.J., MINING THE GAYS RIVER OREBODY, CIM DIST, #1MEETING, OCT. 5-8, 1980.YEE, JASMAN, THE GAYS RIVER CONCENTRATOR, 2ND CIM DIST #1MACEACHERN, S.B. AND PATRICK HANNON, THE GAYS RIVERDISCOVERY- A MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TYPE LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITIN NOVA SCOTIA; CIM BULL., OCT., 1974, P.61-66.CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,1979, P.107.ANNIS, R.C., D.A. CRANSTONE AND M. VALLEE, A SURVEY OF KNOWNMINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED;ENERGY,MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA, MINERALS, MR 181,1978,P.9.CRANSTONE, D.A. AND R.T. WHILLANS, CANADIAN RESERVES OFCOPPER, NICKEL, LEAD, ZINC, MOLYBDENUM, SILVER AND GOLDAS OF JAN. 1, 1978, EMR CANADA, MINERALS, MR 185, 1979,P.8.