Old Burns Shaft, Foley Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Old Burns Shaft | Group of Shafts |
| Foley Township | Township |
| Parry Sound District | District |
| Ontario | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 18' 20'' North , 79° 58' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Shafts
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Parry Sound | 6,469 (2018) | 6.3km |
Old copper mine dating 1898.
The old Burns shaft, 10 by 10 feet and reported to be over 100 feet deep, is situated just northeast of the Canadian Pacific railway track on lot 137B, concession A, Foley township. It is understood that the work was carried out in 1898-99. At the shaft a 4-to 8-inch band of coarse hornblende pegmatite trending N.15* W. and dipping 75* W., cuts hornblende gneiss. At the contacts of the band a little bornite, chalcocite, and chalcopyrite were seen. Rock on the dump indicates that pink pegmatite and a siliceous granite gneiss were encountered in the shaft. In the latter chalcopyrite is present in very minor amount filling fractures.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
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Old Burns Shaft, Foley Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada