Huntingdon Mine, Lot 8, Range 31. Chalcopyrite. ........... .Geological Survey. The ore of this mine consists chiefly of copper-pyrites mixed with pyrrhotite a large deposit of which occurs in chloritic slates in contact with serpentines and diorites. This mine was worked from 1865 to 1873, and in a desultory fashion subsequently, but no mining is at present being carried on. The ore yielded between 4 and 5 per cent. of copper. Harvey Hill Mine, Lot 18, Range Dr. J. Reed, Reedsdale, Que., and Co., Que. 23. Bornite. 24. Chalcopyrite. The country rock at this mine consists chiefly of finely micaceous or nacreous schists. Purple copper ore, copper-glance, and copper-pyrites are found both in veins cutting the strata and in beds conformable with the stratification. The veins, which are irregular and lenticular in shape, have a gangue of quartz and dolomite with more or less calcspar and chlorite and in places contain titanic iron-ore, molybdenite and small quantities of native gold. In the beds the copper ore is distributed throughout the nacreous schists in small patches, generally of a lenticular form, as well as in irregular crystals and grains. Mining operations were carried on here for many years, and works for the treatment of the ore by the Hunt & Douglass process were erected at the mine, which were, however, subsequently destroyed by fire. Operations have been suspended since 1879. Lot 25, Range L., South Ham Town-} Wolfe Co., Que. 335. Chalcopyrite. Acton Township, Bagot Co., Que...... 20. Copper ore, bornite. Dr. J. Reed, Reedsdale, Que. .......Geological Survey. Copper ores of this class have been worked in several places in Acton township in past years. Beyond, however, prospecting and development work, nothing extensive has been done for a long period. NOVA SCOTIA. Cheticamp, Cape Breton Co., N.S.....Cheticamp Gold Mining Co., Hali 845. Chalcopyrite. fax, N.S. 846. Chalcopyrite and zinc biende. French Road, Cape Breton Co., N.S...... W. N. Young, North Sydney, N.S. 804. Chalcopyrite. Coxheath, Cape Breton Co., N.......Cape Breton Copper Mining Co., Coxheath, N.S. The deposits of Coxheath, near Sydney, are those which have attracted most attention among the copper discoveries of Nova Scotia. The ore in this case occurs as copper-pyrites in pre-Cambrian felsites. Considerable development work has been accomplished, and trial shipments were made to Boston, Mass., where the ore was smelted and is reported to have given satisfactory results. George River, Cape Breton Co., N.S...... C. Moffatt, North Sydney, N.S. 906. Chalcopyrite. 183. The specimens are from a vein about 28 feet wide, situated on George River Mountain, about 600 feet above water level. This vein is some seven miles from the town of North Sydney, and is only half a mile from the line of the Intercolonial Railway. Polson Lake, Antigonish Co., N.S......................... ................ . . .J. Kirk, Polson Lake, N.S. 871. Chalcopyrite. Ohio, Antigonish County, N.S...... .H. McInnis, Ohio, N.S. 822. Chalcopyrite, with specular iron ore. Copper ore occurs at several geological horizons in Antigonish county, and in some cases large sums of money have been expended in testing copper properties. At Lochaber, Polson Lake and Ohio it is associated with pyroclastic rocks. Several veins have been tested, showing widths from a few inches to five feet, and some of these contain a high percentage of copper. Antigonish, N.S........... 816. Chalcopyrite. ......... A. McGillivray, Antigonish, N.S. Wentworth, Cumberland Co., N.S.... Copper Crown Mining Co., Pictou, N.S. 800. Chalcocite associated with bituminous coal. New Annan, Cumberland Co., N.S. Copper Crown Mining Co., Went } worth and Pictou, N.S. 891. Copper ore. Truro, Colchester Co., N.S.......... 821. Chalcopyrite. W. Creelman, Truro, N.S. Port-au-Pique River, Colchester Co., Dr. E. L. Peppard, Great Village, N.S. Co., } Colchester Co., N.S. 899. Chalcopyrite. LEAD. (See also under Silver-lead Ores pp. 63-81). The ores of lead produced in Canada during 1899 carried a total content of the metal of nearly 22,000,000 lbs., having a market value closely approaching $1,000,000. Only a small proportion of the ores are smelted in the country, most of them being shipped to smelters in the United States. With the exception of small lots from other parts of Canada, the production is all that of British Columbia. The deposits of that province have already been dealt with under the heading of silver-lead ores (p. 63), so that it is only necessary here to refer to the lead deposits of the eastern provinces. The galenas of British Columbia have been considered as silver ores on account of their generally high average content of that metal. The galena ores of the eastern portions of the country, while carrying a certain amount of silver, are rather to be considered as lead ores with greater or less accessory silver values. A number of veins holding galena, often accompanied by much zinc blende, are known to occur in the Huronian and Laurentian rocks of Ontario and Quebec. On some of these a certain amount of exploratory work has been done, and small shipments of ore have been occasionally made, but no definite and continuous lead mining industry has so far existed. There are also deposits of galena ores in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, but no actual mining is at present in progress. Victoria Mine, Garden River, Sault Canadian Copper Co., Sudbury, Ont. St. Marie, Algoma District, Ont. S This mine is situated near Garden River and about eight miles north of its mouth. The galena occurs in stringers, grains and small bunches in a belt of green schists, glossy and cleaving in all directions. The galena is argentiferous, and is often mixed with blende and iron and copper-pyrites. Work on this deposit was commenced in 1875. Shipments were made from 1878 to 1880. Two shafts were sunk, one 410 and the other 100 feet, and drifts and cross-cuts driven. No work is at present in progress. Analyses made recently of samples from which specimens 222 and 222a were taken gave the following results : Goulais Bay, Algoma District, Ont.. Superior Copper Co., Goulais Bay, Ont. 233. Galena. The specimen is from a location of 640 acres, 12 miles from the shore of Lake Superior. Assays gave 7.53 per cent. lead. The vein is reported as being 22 feet wide and consists of an association of chalcopyrite and galena. Hollandia Mine, Lot A, Con. VI.,) Grand Calumet Mining Co., Ottawa, Ont. 179. Galena. This mine is three miles north of Bannockburn village. The galena is practically non-argentiferous. It occurs in a gangue of calcite, associated with small quantities of copper and iron-pyrites. The vein seems to be well defined, being about 30 inches wide and having a strike of about S. 40° E. The work so far consists of pits and open-cuts only, but it is intended to sink a shaft from the bottom of the main pit. Katherine Mine, Lot 7, Con. XI.,) British Colonial Mining and DeLake Township, Hastings Co., velopment Co., Ltd., Millbridge, Ont. Ont. A good deal of development work has been done on this deposit, which has been worked intermittently for several years and has changed hands several times. The galena is associated with a zinc-blende and carries silver. An analysis of the ore gave the following results: zinc, 40 per cent; lead, 12 per cent; silver, 15 oz. to the ton. Other specimens show a preponderence of lead. Smithfield, Guysborough Co., N.S... 872. Galena, argentiferous. ...J. Kirk, Halifax, N.S. Smithfield, Colchester Co., N.S................................................ G. E. Franklin, Halifax, N.S. The property from which this specimen is taken is situated some four miles from Pleasant Harbour and includes ample water power. Assays of the ore show silver to the present. Development work is in progress. |