Brunswick 12 mine

47°28′48″N 65°52′30″W / 47.480°N 65.875°W / 47.480; -65.875ProductionProductsLead, Zinc, CopperHistoryDiscovered1953Opened1964Closed2013OwnerCompanyXstrataYear of acquisition2005

The Brunswick #12 mine is an underground lead-zinc-copper mine in the Bathurst Mining Camp of northern New Brunswick, Canada. It was discovered in January, 1953[1] and entered production in April, 1964. The Brunswick #12 orebody is the largest deposit in the Bathurst area and was one of the largest underground zinc mines in the world[1] well into the late 1990s. The mine was officially closed at the end of April, 2013.[2]

Geology

The supergiant Brunswick #12 deposit is a volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposit rich in lead, zinc, and copper. Currently the copper-rich portion of the deposit has not been mined.

References

  1. ^ a b Luff, William M. (October 1995). "A history of mining in the Bathurst area, northern New Brunswick, Canada". CIM Bulletin. Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
  2. ^ "Brunswick Mine closes Bathurst-area operation". CBC News. Retrieved 2014-03-06.

External links

  • "Brunswick Lead and Zinc Mine, New Brunswick, Canada". mining-technology.com. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
  • "Structure, origin, and concentration of the Brunswick 12 and 6 orebodies". Economic Geology. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
  • "Noranda Inc". Funding Universe. Retrieved 2009-10-13.