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Tilt Cove Mine, Tilt Cove, Baie Verte Peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tilt Cove Mine | Mine |
| Tilt Cove | Cove |
| Baie Verte Peninsula | Peninsula |
| Newfoundland | Region |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 53' 9'' North , 55° 37' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| La Scie | 970 (2006) | 7.3km |
Owned by the First Maritime Mining Corp. Ltd.
The Tilt Cove copper mine operated from 1864 to 1917 and 1957 to 1967 and was one of Newfoundland's most successful early mines. A total of 153,000 tons of copper and 43,000 ounces of gold were produced from nearly 9 million tons of ore. Early copper grades ranged between 4 and 12 percent. Most of the copper ore from the early stage of mining activity was shipped to Wales for refinement. The ores were found in an ophiolite, a slice of oceanic crust which was exposed during the Ordovician.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
23 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Annabergite Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Erythrite Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Gersdorffite Formula: NiAsS |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Maucherite Formula: Ni11As8 |
| ⓘ Millerite Formula: NiS |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag |
| ⓘ Nickeline Formula: NiAs |
| ⓘ Nickelskutterudite Formula: NiAs3 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rammelsbergite Formula: NiAs2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Violarite Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Maucherite | 2.AB.15 | Ni11As8 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Nickeline | 2.CC.05 | NiAs |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| ⓘ | Violarite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Ni3+2S4 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Rammelsbergite | 2.EB.15a | NiAs2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
| ⓘ | Nickelskutterudite | 2.EC.05 | NiAs3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Annabergite | 8.CE.40 | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Erythrite | 8.CE.40 | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Canada
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Newfoundland
- Island of NewfoundlandIsland
- Newfoundland
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North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Ganderia DomainDomain
- Taconic ArcVolcanic Arc
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References
Strong, D. F., Saunders, C. M. (1988) Ophiolitic sulfide mineralization at Tilt Cove, Newfoundland; controls by upper mantle and crustal processes. Economic Geology, 83 (2) 239-255 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.83.2.239
Tilt Cove Mine, Tilt Cove, Baie Verte Peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada