Prince of Wales Mine, Acton RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Prince of Wales Mine | Mine |
| Acton RCM | Regional County Municipality |
| Montérégie | Administrative Region |
| Québec | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 40' 51'' North , 72° 40' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Acton Vale | 5,135 (2016) | 8.8km |
| Saint-Germain-de-Grantham | 2,145 (2016) | 18.8km |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | 50,326 (2016) | 22.9km |
| Drummondville | 59,489 (2016) | 26.8km |
| Saint-Pie | 5,438 (2016) | 27.1km |
Discovery Year: 1863
Location reference: The pit locates the old mine. It is located immediately north of the village of St-Ephrem d'Upton, on lot 51 of Range XX, in the township of Upton (S 072, page 87).
Comment - morphology: COGITE: This deposit (former producer) copper is tabular (stratiform) and oriented N360 / 20. Its dimensions are unknown.
Comment - lithology: In 1863, Logan says "6 m from the upper part of the limestone strip contains mineralization" (072 S). The host rock is a limestone which is overlying lavas with amygdules. Province: Appalachians. In this copper Index, we notice brecciated bornite and chalcopyrite heap more or less barite lenses and intra-silicified sediments with karst neighborhoods of calcite veins, quartz and chalcopyrite (MB 89-20). Near this index ve hole the lodging of Ba-Zn-Pb-Cu Upton (plug 31H10-016).
Comment - mineralization: mineralization chalcopyrite and bornite disseminated and is massive. The mineralized zone is brecciated.
Comment - substance content: 12.5% Cu (artisanal production sorted by hand, S 072, page 87). Note: A craft production ore handpicked took place from 1866 until an unknown date. We pulled 40 tons of ore at a grade of 12.5% Cu, after sorting the hand made (S 072, page 87).
Comment - typology: COGITE-> Genesis strata-bound type of deposit, confined in a limestone bed. Sulfides may come from the underlying debris and be remobilised with calcite in fractures limestone. Type: Data Deficient.
Comment - Production: Hand-ore production handpicked from 1866 to an unknown date. Ore: 40 t 12.5% Cu (S 072, page 87).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 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 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Grenville OrogenyOrogenic Belt
- Laurentides DomainPassive Margin
- Quebec basinBasin
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