West Gore mine, West Gore, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| West Gore mine | Mine |
| West Gore | - not defined - |
| Hants Co. | County |
| Nova Scotia | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 5' 8'' North , 63° 47' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Windsor | 3,864 (2010) | 29.1km |
| Hantsport | 1,253 (2008) | 29.5km |
| Fall River | 11,526 (2017) | 32.9km |
| Lower Sackville | 21,379 (2016) | 35.5km |
| Dartmouth | 101,343 (2010) | 49.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia Mineral and Gem Society | Halifax, Nova Scotia | 49km |
Operated intermittently between 1884 and 1917 for antimony and gold. Now overgrown. 7 of 9 veins were ore bearing.
According to a brief article in Nova Scotia Minerals Update (O’Reilly, 2012), antimony minerals were found in float on a farm in West Gore in 1880, and the first in situ vein (later called the Main Zone Vein) was located in 1883. Two shafts were sunk and small-scale mining commenced. Two neighboring veins were found in 1887 and 1899. Concentrates were shipped to Swansea [corrected spelling--the only edit], Wales for smelting and refining. In 1904, gold values were discovered in the antimony ore. Production increased and then tailed off, ending “more or less for good” in 1917. “Total production from the mine, most from the Main Zone Vein, is estimated to be 4,959 tons of Sb concentrate (3,000 tons of metallic Sb) and 6,995 troy ounces of Au. Between 70 and 80 thousand tons of ore were milled that averaged 4.1% Sb and about 0.1 oz. Au/ton.” (O’Reilly, 2012)
“Antimony at West Gore occurs in quartz-carbonate veins, mostly as lenses of stibnite that follow shoots in the fault zones that dip toward the southeast. Native Sb is also present throughout the mine and appeared to be more prevalent with depth, but still remained a minor component of the ore. The Au occurs as native Au but also as aurostibnite, Au-Sb alloys and Au-Sb oxides. Pyrite, arsenopyrite, galena and sphalerite occur in minor amounts.” (O’Reilly, 2012)
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
20 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Aurostibite Formula: AuSb2 |
| ⓘ Berthierite Formula: FeSb2S4 |
| ⓘ Boulangerite Formula: Pb5Sb4S11 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Chalcostibite Formula: CuSbS2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' References: |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Kermesite Formula: Sb2S2O |
| ⓘ 'Leucoxene' |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Metastibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Antimony Formula: Sb References: |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum ? Formula: (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 References: |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ 'UM1996-36-Sb:Au' Formula: Au2Sb3 |
| ⓘ Valentinite Formula: Sb2O3 |
| ⓘ 'Wad' |
| ⓘ Zinkenite Formula: Pb9Sb22S42 References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold var. Electrum ? | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
| ⓘ | Native Antimony | 1.CA.05 | Sb |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Metastibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Aurostibite | 2.EB.05a | AuSb2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Kermesite | 2.FD.05 | Sb2S2O |
| ⓘ | Chalcostibite | 2.HA.05 | CuSbS2 |
| ⓘ | Berthierite | 2.HA.20 | FeSb2S4 |
| ⓘ | Boulangerite | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| ⓘ | Zinkenite | 2.JB.35a | Pb9Sb22S42 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Valentinite | 4.CB.55 | Sb2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Wad' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Leucoxene' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'UM1996-36-Sb:Au' | - | Au2Sb3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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References
Malcolm, W. (1929) Gold fields of Nova Scotia. Memoir 156. Geological Survey of Canada doi:10.4095/119968
West Gore mine, West Gore, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada