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Leitch Mine, Eva Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canadai
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View of the Beardmore gold mining area, ca. 1950.

Leitch Mine, Eva Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
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Native Gold

Leitch Mine, Eva Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
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Native Gold

Leitch Mine, Eva Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
03588200017272321101924.jpg
View of the Beardmore gold mining area, ca. 1950.

Leitch Mine, Eva Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
06805010017271995595344.jpg
Native Gold

Leitch Mine, Eva Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
02455740017271995618190.jpg
Native Gold

Leitch Mine, Eva Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
03588200017272321101924.jpg
View of the Beardmore gold mining area, ca. 1950.

Leitch Mine, Eva Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
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Native Gold

Leitch Mine, Eva Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 37' 31'' North , 88° 2' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
49.62528,-88.03556
GRN:
N34W41
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Mindat Locality ID:
245608
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:245608:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A gold mine now in the amalgamated city of Greenstone. Discovered in 1935 and operated until 1965 it producing 26,353,291 gms of gold and 988,298 gms of silver. Some gold was recovered later from the dumps by various operators.In addition in the 1940's 58.3 tons of scheelite were produced. The ore consisted of native gold in quartz veins in greywacke.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

Sabina, Ann P. (1991) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Sudbury to Winnipeg. Miscellaneous Report 49. Geological Survey of Canada 315 pp. doi:10.4095/132238
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