Brunswick No. 12 mine (Brunswick Mining & Smelting Corp. No. 12 mine), Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 28' 44'' North , 65° 53' 31'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| North Tetagouche | 945 (2019) | 20.1km |
| Bathurst | 12,714 (2013) | 23.8km |
| Nicholas Denys | 852 (2019) | 24.4km |
| Robertville | 937 (2019) | 25.7km |
| Dunlop | 950 (2019) | 26.0km |
A lead-zinc mine located 26 km SW of Bathurst. The world's largest underground zinc mine and its fourth largest zinc producer. Owned by Brunswick Mining & Smelting Corp. Mine went to at least the 2,350 level.
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42 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Domeykite | 2.AA.10b | Cu3As |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Stannite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | 'var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite' | 2.GB.05 | (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
| ⓘ | Meneghinite | 2.HB.05b | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| ⓘ | Boulangerite | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Mannardite | 4.DK.05b | Ba(Ti4+6V3+2)O16 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Barytocalcite | 5.AB.45 | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gunningite | 7.CB.05 | ZnSO4 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Boyleite | 7.CB.15 | ZnSO4 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Bianchite | 7.CB.25 | Zn(H2O)6(SO4) |
| ⓘ | Goslarite | 7.CB.40 | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Kinoshitalite | 9.EC.35 | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| ⓘ | Greenalite | 9.ED.15 | (Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Lizardite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Celsian | 9.FA.30 | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
| ⓘ | Microcline var. Hyalophane | 9.FA.30 | (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| ⓘ | Edingtonite | 9.GA.15 | Ba[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Harmotome | 9.GC.10 | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Bianchite | Zn(H2O)6(SO4) |
| H | ⓘ Boyleite | ZnSO4 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| H | ⓘ Edingtonite | Ba[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Greenalite | (Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Gunningite | ZnSO4 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Barytocalcite | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Barytocalcite | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Bianchite | Zn(H2O)6(SO4) |
| O | ⓘ Boyleite | ZnSO4 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Celsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
| O | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Edingtonite | Ba[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Greenalite | (Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Gunningite | ZnSO4 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Microcline var. Hyalophane | (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| O | ⓘ Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Mannardite | Ba(Ti64+V23+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Celsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Al | ⓘ Edingtonite | Ba[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline var. Hyalophane | (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Al | ⓘ Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Celsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Si | ⓘ Edingtonite | Ba[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Greenalite | (Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline var. Hyalophane | (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | ⓘ Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Bianchite | Zn(H2O)6(SO4) |
| S | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| S | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| S | ⓘ Boyleite | ZnSO4 · 4H2O |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| S | ⓘ Gunningite | ZnSO4 · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| S | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite | (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Microcline var. Hyalophane | (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| K | ⓘ Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Barytocalcite | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Mannardite | Ba(Ti64+V23+)O16 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Mannardite | Ba(Ti64+V23+)O16 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Greenalite | (Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite | (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Domeykite | Cu3As |
| Cu | ⓘ Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| Cu | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite | (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Bianchite | Zn(H2O)6(SO4) |
| Zn | ⓘ Boyleite | ZnSO4 · 4H2O |
| Zn | ⓘ Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| Zn | ⓘ Gunningite | ZnSO4 · H2O |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite | (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Domeykite | Cu3As |
| As | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
| Ag | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite | (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Sb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite | (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Barytocalcite | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Celsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
| Ba | ⓘ Edingtonite | Ba[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2O |
| Ba | ⓘ Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
| Ba | ⓘ Microcline var. Hyalophane | (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Ba | ⓘ Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| Ba | ⓘ Mannardite | Ba(Ti64+V23+)O16 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Pb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- GranderiaPassive Margin
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References
Grice, J. D., Gault, R. A., Ansell, H. G. (1984) Edingtonite: the first two Canadian occurrences. The Canadian Mineralogist, 22 (2) 253-258
McClenaghan, Sean H., Lentz, David R., Martin, Jillian, Diegor, Wilfredo G. (2009) Gold in the Brunswick No. 12 volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit, Bathurst Mining Camp, Canada: Evidence from bulk ore analysis and laser ablation ICP─MS data on sulfide phases. Mineralium Deposita, 44 (5) 523-557 doi:10.1007/s00126-009-0233-7






Brunswick No. 12 mine, Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada